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Electricity Reliability and Outages - Sub-Saharan Africa Synthetic dataset capturing electricity reliability metrics, outage patterns, system losses, and service quality across Sub-Saharan African utilities, including SAIDI/SAIFI indicators and economic impacts. Key Statistics Total records: 15,000 reliability records across 3 scenarios Countries covered: Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Malawi, Zambia, Senegal, Rwanda, Niger, Mali Years:… See the full description on the dataset page: https://huggingface.co/datasets/quincy918/electricity-reliability-outages-africa.

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Electricity Reliability and Outages - Sub-Saharan Africa

Synthetic dataset capturing electricity reliability metrics, outage patterns, system losses, and service quality across Sub-Saharan African utilities, including SAIDI/SAIFI indicators and economic impacts.

Key Statistics

  • —Total records: 15,000 reliability records across 3 scenarios
  • —Countries covered: Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Malawi, Zambia, Senegal, Rwanda, Niger, Mali
  • —Years: 2018-2025
  • —Scenarios: lowburden (4,000), moderateburden (5,000), high_burden (6,000)
  • —Average outage hours monthly: 5-32 hours (varies by country)
  • —Average system losses: 15-30% (varies by country)

Column Descriptions

ColumnDescription
record_idUnique record identifier
countryCountry name
yearSurvey year (2018-2025)
is_urbanUrban/rural classification
utility_nameName of electricity utility
outage_hours_monthlyMonthly outage hours
outage_frequency_monthlyNumber of outages per month
avg_outage_duration_hoursAverage outage duration
planned_outages_monthlyPlanned outages per month
unplanned_outages_monthlyUnplanned outages per month
saidi_annual_hoursSAIDI - System Average Interruption Duration Index
saifi_annual_eventsSAIFI - System Average Interruption Frequency Index
avg_restoration_time_hoursAverage restoration time
supply_hours_dailyDaily hours of supply
system_losses_pctTotal system losses percentage
technical_losses_pctTechnical losses percentage
commercial_losses_pctCommercial losses percentage
voltage_qualityVoltage quality rating
frequency_stabilityFrequency stability rating
has_backup_powerHas backup power source
backup_typeType of backup power
backup_hours_availableBackup hours available
economic_loss_monthly_usdMonthly economic loss in USD
services_affectedServices affected by outages
primary_outage_causesPrimary causes of outages
reliability_ratingReliability rating (1-10)
transformer_failures_monthlyMonthly transformer failures
line_faults_monthlyMonthly line faults
maintenance_events_monthlyMonthly maintenance events
customer_complaints_monthlyMonthly customer complaints
utility_response_time_hoursUtility response time
notification_before_outageNotification provided before outage
compensation_availableCompensation available
smart_meter_installedSmart meter installed
scenarioDataset scenario

Usage

python
import pandas as pd

# Load dataset
df = pd.read_csv("electricity_reliability_outages_moderate_burden.csv")

# Analyze reliability by country
reliability = df.groupby('country').agg({
    'outage_hours_monthly': 'mean',
    'system_losses_pct': 'mean',
    'reliability_rating': 'mean'
})
print(reliability)

# Filter high-outage locations
high_outage = df[df['outage_hours_monthly'] > 20]

Research Sources

ParameterValueSourceYear
Average outages per month5-12 hoursWorld Bank Enterprise Survey2023
Nigeria outage hours32 hours/monthWorld Bank2023
Kenya outage hours6 hours/monthKPLC2023
Ghana outage hours8 hours/monthECG2023
System losses average17-25%World Bank2023
Technical losses10-15%Various utilities2023
Commercial losses8-15%Various utilities2023
SAIDI average SSA50-100 hrs/yrIEEE2023
SAIFI average SSA50-100 eventsIEEE2023
Average restoration time2-8 hoursUtility reports2023

Author: Electric Sheep Africa