Offgridplanner for Mozambique: Digital Planning Aid for Sustainable Power Grids
Project description
In this project, scientists from the Reiner Lemoine Institute are adapting the digital planning tool Offgridplanner for the energy consulting company Aiguasol for use in Mozambique. The tool helps to model and optimize small self-sufficient power grids – mini-grids – for remote regions and thus improve energy access on site.
Offgridplanner: Applied in Nigeria – adaptation for Mozambique
RLI experts have developed Offgridplanner in the PeopleSun project for use in Nigeria. There, the tool already helps with the planning and expansion of mini-grids. With the help of geodata and consumption data, such as electricity consumption by households and companies in the region, users can simulate how a community can be optimally supplied with electricity. In the new project, the team is expanding the software to adapt it to the conditions in Mozambique.
New functions for specific requirements
The project team is developing and adding various new functions: For example, an interactive map of the country with possible mini-grid locations and new consumption data will be integrated. Users can also make manual adjustments, such as adding electricity pylons. A new monitoring function can be used to monitor and evaluate existing networks.
Target group and application
The tool helps project developers, authorities and research institutions working on the planning of decentralised power supply. The application is web-based and freely accessible as program code published on GitHub.
Project period: March – December 2025
Tasks
- Adaptation of the Offgridplanner tool for Mozambique Development of new user interfaces and map displays
- Integration of new consumption data and growth forecasts
- Creation of APIs for data transfer
- Integration of monitoring of existing mini-grids
- Expansion of project management and user guidance
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