Assessing the Hydropower Potential Using Hydrological Models and Geospatial Tools in the White Bandama Watershed (Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa)
An assessment of hydropower potential at the watershed scale was conducted at the White Bandama Watershed (WBW) in Côte d'Ivoire (West Africa). The method used involves the application of a hydrological model [Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT)] coupled with a Quantum Geographic Information...
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| author | Claude Alain Kouadio Claude Alain Kouadio Kouakou Lazare Kouassi Arona Diedhiou Arona Diedhiou Salomon Obahoundje Ernest Amoussou Bamory Kamagate Jean-emmanuel Paturel Talnan Jean Honoré Coulibaly Houebagnon Saint Jean Patrick Coulibaly Regis Sacre Didi Issiaka Savane |
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| description | An assessment of hydropower potential at the watershed scale was conducted at the White Bandama Watershed (WBW) in Côte d'Ivoire (West Africa). The method used involves the application of a hydrological model [Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT)] coupled with a Quantum Geographic Information System (QGIS), denoted as QSWAT, to assess the water resource availability and hydropower potential of streams and determine potential hydropower sites for future hydropower development in the watershed. Geospatial data about the topography, soil types, land use/land cover, weather, and discharge were considered in hydrological and hydro-geomorphological characterization of the watershed. Streamflow and climate data-enabled model operation and simulation of the hydrology of the watershed. The model performance and robustness were confirmed with the p-factor, r-factor, coefficient of determination R2, and Nash–Sutcliffe (NS) efficiency coefficient. The hydropower potential of streams was evaluated by considering the simulated streamflow and water head. A total of 22 future hydropower sites was identified, geolocated, and classified with an estimated total production capacity of 538.56 MW. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9575ae199d504a1bab04503145aeac3e2022-12-21T23:17:50ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Water2624-93752022-03-01410.3389/frwa.2022.844934844934Assessing the Hydropower Potential Using Hydrological Models and Geospatial Tools in the White Bandama Watershed (Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa)Claude Alain Kouadio0Claude Alain Kouadio1Kouakou Lazare Kouassi2Arona Diedhiou3Arona Diedhiou4Salomon Obahoundje5Ernest Amoussou6Bamory Kamagate7Jean-emmanuel Paturel8Talnan Jean Honoré Coulibaly9Houebagnon Saint Jean Patrick Coulibaly10Regis Sacre Didi11Issiaka Savane12African Centre of Excellence on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture, University Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'IvoireLaboratory of Geosciences and Environmental Sciences, University Nangui Abrogoua, Abidjan, Côte d'IvoireLaboratory of Environmental Sciences and Technologies, Unité de Formation et de Recherche (UFR) Environment, University Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Daloa, Côte d'IvoireAfrican Centre of Excellence on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture, University Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'IvoireInstitut des Géosciences de l'Environnement, Université Grenoble Alpes, Saint Martin d'Hères, FranceAfrican Centre of Excellence on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture, University Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'IvoireDepartment of Geography and Territory Management, University of Parakou, Parakou, BeninUnité de Formation et de Recherche Sciences Géologiques et Minières, University of Man, Man, Côte d'IvoireHydroSciences Montpellier (HSM), University of Montpellier, IRD, Montpellier, FranceLaboratory of Geosciences and Environmental Sciences, University Nangui Abrogoua, Abidjan, Côte d'IvoireAfrican Centre of Excellence on Climtate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture, University Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'IvoireAfrican Centre of Excellence on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture, University Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'IvoireLaboratory of Geosciences and Environmental Sciences, University Nangui Abrogoua, Abidjan, Côte d'IvoireAn assessment of hydropower potential at the watershed scale was conducted at the White Bandama Watershed (WBW) in Côte d'Ivoire (West Africa). The method used involves the application of a hydrological model [Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT)] coupled with a Quantum Geographic Information System (QGIS), denoted as QSWAT, to assess the water resource availability and hydropower potential of streams and determine potential hydropower sites for future hydropower development in the watershed. Geospatial data about the topography, soil types, land use/land cover, weather, and discharge were considered in hydrological and hydro-geomorphological characterization of the watershed. Streamflow and climate data-enabled model operation and simulation of the hydrology of the watershed. The model performance and robustness were confirmed with the p-factor, r-factor, coefficient of determination R2, and Nash–Sutcliffe (NS) efficiency coefficient. The hydropower potential of streams was evaluated by considering the simulated streamflow and water head. A total of 22 future hydropower sites was identified, geolocated, and classified with an estimated total production capacity of 538.56 MW.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frwa.2022.844934/fullhydrological modelinghydropower potentialGISSWATWhite Bandama WatershedWest Africa |
| spellingShingle | Claude Alain Kouadio Claude Alain Kouadio Kouakou Lazare Kouassi Arona Diedhiou Arona Diedhiou Salomon Obahoundje Ernest Amoussou Bamory Kamagate Jean-emmanuel Paturel Talnan Jean Honoré Coulibaly Houebagnon Saint Jean Patrick Coulibaly Regis Sacre Didi Issiaka Savane Assessing the Hydropower Potential Using Hydrological Models and Geospatial Tools in the White Bandama Watershed (Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa) Frontiers in Water hydrological modeling hydropower potential GIS SWAT White Bandama Watershed West Africa |
| title | Assessing the Hydropower Potential Using Hydrological Models and Geospatial Tools in the White Bandama Watershed (Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa) |
| title_full | Assessing the Hydropower Potential Using Hydrological Models and Geospatial Tools in the White Bandama Watershed (Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa) |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the Hydropower Potential Using Hydrological Models and Geospatial Tools in the White Bandama Watershed (Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the Hydropower Potential Using Hydrological Models and Geospatial Tools in the White Bandama Watershed (Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa) |
| title_short | Assessing the Hydropower Potential Using Hydrological Models and Geospatial Tools in the White Bandama Watershed (Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa) |
| title_sort | assessing the hydropower potential using hydrological models and geospatial tools in the white bandama watershed cote d ivoire west africa |
| topic | hydrological modeling hydropower potential GIS SWAT White Bandama Watershed West Africa |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frwa.2022.844934/full |
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