WASP: Wien Automatic System Planning Package

Resource Type
Analysis Tools
Expertise Level
Practitioner
Language
English
Guidance

Manual available online at:
www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/CMS-16.pdf

Brochure available online at:
www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/INPROPESS-broc…

Inputs Needed
Load forecast
Existing generating infrastructure
Candidates for new build
Constraints
Outputs Provided
Build schedule of new generating capacity
Generating mix
Fuel mix
Costs
Emissions
Developer or Source
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

The Wien Automatic System Planning Package (WASP) model permits the user to find an optimal expansion plan for a power generating system over a long period and within the constraints defined by the planner, which is maintained by the IAEA. It is a software tool geared toward power planners in developing countries.