Regional Energy Supply Index (RESI): Using Open Source Data To Monitor Electricity Reliability Across Sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract

There is a limited body of knowledge on the power quality issues affecting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Africa. Power quality monitoring studies in the past have previously focused on larger formal companies and have mostly relied on surveys to collect data. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the Regional Electricity Supply Index (RESI) that seeks to standardize the collection and real-time monitoring of power supply to MSMEs across Sub-Saharan Africa.