Dataset includes PV plants, Wind plants, Hydro Power plants, Biomass plants, and conventional energy power plants (coal, diesel, gas and heavy fuel) in ECOWAS region and categorized accordingly as operational or planned within a wide range operating capacity in MW. The data is updated on May 2017. The data is compiled by ECREEE from various sources including: Ministries of Energy of ECOWAS member states, National Information of Energy System reports (SIE), national utilities and the West African Power Pool (WAPP) database. For more metadata please go here: http://ecowrex.org:8080/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/57db0a4b-e225-42d9-a493-3932824d69f8 This dataset is regularly updated by the ECOWREX team at ECREEE. Please find always the last version of the dataset here: http://www.ecowrex.org/mapView/