The transmission network GIS datasets are obtained from the World Bank project "Niger Electricity Access Expansion Project". The World Bank and the International Finance Corporation, collectively the World Bank Group (WBG) strives to enhance public access to and use of data that can support development impact. World Bank Group. (2015). Niger - 20kV Transmission Lines (2015) World Bank Group. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/ph106zt4413 This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.