The Energy Transition Opportunity: Emerging Green Jobs in Jharkhand

This technical brief by the Climate Policy Initiative analyzes the potential for green job creation in Jharkhand, India, between FY 2026 and FY 2030. It focuses on three primary sectors: clean power, clean mobility, and green molecules, projecting significant employment growth under two different policy scenarios while emphasizing the need for a 'just transition' for workers currently dependent on the state's extensive fossil fuel mining industry.

• The study projects two employment scenarios for Jharkhand by 2030: the Ambitious Policy Scenario (APS), which predicts 81,332 direct and 311,410 indirect green jobs, and the Accelerated Green Transition Scenario (AGTS), which predicts 137,172 direct and 492,924 indirect green jobs.
• Green molecules, including bioethanol, compressed biogas (CBG), and green hydrogen, represent the largest source of potential green jobs. Under the AGTS, this sector alone could generate 77,222 direct and 337,690 indirect jobs.
• Jharkhand's energy infrastructure is currently heavily reliant on thermal power, which accounted for 87.3% (2,607 MW) of the state's total 2,984 MW power capacity as of FY 2024.
• The state has significant untapped potential in clean power, including an estimated 18.1 GW of solar potential (with only 162 MW installed as of FY 2024) and 1,500 MW of exploitable potential in pumped hydro storage.
• In the clean mobility sector, Jharkhand is positioning itself as a hub for EV and hydrogen vehicle manufacturing. A USD 42 million investment by TCPL Green Energy Solutions in 2024 is expected to employ 1,000 workers and produce over 4,000 hydrogen ICEs and 10,000 battery systems annually.
• To support the transition, the report recommends establishing specialized Green Skills Training Centers and focusing on reskilling and upskilling initiatives to help workers from heavy industry and fossil fuel mining adapt to new green sectors.

APA

Kumar, M., Gupta, M., & Habib, T. (2024). The Energy Transition Opportunity: Emerging Green Jobs in Jharkhand. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jharkhand-Jobs-Report.pdf

Chicago

Kumar, Manish, Manika Gupta, and Tariq Habib. The Energy Transition Opportunity: Emerging Green Jobs in Jharkhand. Climate Policy Initiative, 2024. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jharkhand-Jobs-Report.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{kumar2024energy, author = {Kumar, Manish and Gupta, Manika and Habib, Tariq}, title = {{The Energy Transition Opportunity: Emerging Green Jobs in Jharkhand}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2024}, month = oct, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jharkhand-Jobs-Report.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }