How big is Western Sahara's transmission network?

OverWatts maps 65 km of transmission line in Western Sahara, across 1 segments, plus 0 substations. This is mapped length from OpenStreetMap, not an operator-reported total — where OSM is incomplete the figure is a floor, never a ceiling.

What voltage is Western Sahara's grid?

Most of the mapped network is high voltage (220–379 kV): 65 km of 65 km. The highest voltage tagged anywhere in the country is 225 kV.

How complete is the grid map for Western Sahara?

Sparse — 0.7 km of mapped line per 1,000 km² of land, ahead of 5% of the 153 countries with any mapped grid. Coverage grades how completely OpenStreetMap has drawn the network, not how much network exists; large, sparsely-populated countries score low for geographic reasons alone.

Western Sahara · electricity network

Western Sahara power grid

OverWatts maps 65 km of Western Sahara's electricity transmission network across 1 line segments and 0 substations, the 148th most-mapped grid of 153 countries. Its backbone is high voltage (220–379 kV), carrying 65 km — 100% of the mapped length, with the highest tagged voltage at 225 kV. That works out to 0.7 km per 1,000 km² of land — sparse OpenStreetMap coverage, ahead of 5% of mapped countries.

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65 km

Mapped transmission line

Substations

#148

of 153 mapped grids

225 kV

Highest voltage

OpenStreetMap coverage

Sparse0.7 km / 1,000 km²ahead of 5% of 153 mapped countries

This grades how completely OpenStreetMap has drawn Western Sahara's network — not how much network exists. Large, sparsely-populated countries score low for geographic reasons alone, and every kilometre here is mapped length, so the totals are a floor rather than an operator-reported figure. 100% of segments carry a real line name and 0% an operator tag.

Mapped line length by voltage

220–379 kV65 km 100%

1 segments · a segment is credited to the country containing its midpoint, so a border-crossing line counts once, on one side.

How Western Sahara compares · mapped grid by country

1. People's Republic of China624,300 km
146. South Sudan96 km
147. Brunei65 km
148. Western Sahara65 km
149. Togo65 km
150. Guyana45 km

Frequently asked

How big is Western Sahara's transmission network?: OverWatts maps 65 km of transmission line in Western Sahara, across 1 segments, plus 0 substations. This is mapped length from OpenStreetMap, not an operator-reported total — where OSM is incomplete the figure is a floor, never a ceiling.
What voltage is Western Sahara's grid?: Most of the mapped network is high voltage (220–379 kV): 65 km of 65 km. The highest voltage tagged anywhere in the country is 225 kV.
How complete is the grid map for Western Sahara?: Sparse — 0.7 km of mapped line per 1,000 km² of land, ahead of 5% of the 153 countries with any mapped grid. Coverage grades how completely OpenStreetMap has drawn the network, not how much network exists; large, sparsely-populated countries score low for geographic reasons alone.

Elsewhere in Western Sahara

Transmission lines Substations Power plants Data centres

Network geometry: OpenStreetMap (ODbL) © OpenStreetMap contributors, ingested and measured by OverWatts · derived 2026-07-26. Counts every mapped line of 220 kV and above; the map layer draws the ≥380 kV backbone only, so it shows less than is measured here.