WASP: Wien Automatic System Planning Package

Expertise Level
Practitioner
Resource Type
Analysis Tools
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
Language
English
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.