Catalyser la création d’emplois verts an milieu rural grâce aux ERD en Afrique de l’Ouest

This report by the Alliance for Renewable Electrification (ARE) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) analyzes the potential for decentralized renewable energy (DRE) to create green jobs in rural West Africa, specifically focusing on Ghana and Senegal. The study develops a standardized methodology to calculate direct employment using an 'employment factor' and compares current employment levels with 2030 projections under 'status quo' and 'future-oriented' policy scenarios.

• Investment in renewable energy technologies generates nearly three times as many jobs per million dollars of expenditure compared to investments in fossil fuels.
• In Ghana, DRE companies participating in the study employ 2,511 people, with women representing 34% of the workforce and 7% of employees being under the age of 25.
• In Senegal, DRE companies that responded to the survey employ approximately 1,500 people directly or via subcontractors, with 23% being women and 10% under the age of 25.
• Under future-oriented policy scenarios, both Ghana and Senegal could each create over 20,000 direct jobs in the DRE sector by 2030. Specifically, Ghana could reach 23,519 jobs and Senegal 20,449 jobs.
• The study identifies a high prevalence of informal employment in both countries, with 85% of the population in Ghana and 97% of companies in Senegal operating in the informal sector.
• Direct employment in DRE is higher for solar home systems (SHS) than for clean energy mini-grids. In Ghana, the weighted average is 0.14 and 0.07 employees per kWc respectively; in Senegal, it is 0.11 and 0.03 employees per kWc.
• DRE can catalyze significant indirect and induced employment. A case study in Ghana showed a ten-fold increase in indirect/induced jobs, while a project in Senegal combined with entrepreneurship training and microcredit multiplied induced jobs by 70.
• Achieving universal electricity access in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2030 would require 2.8 million jobs, with 55% dedicated to operation and maintenance (O&M).
• The report recommends several policy interventions to boost DRE employment, including reducing import duties on equipment (batteries, inverters), simplifying administrative procedures for MSMEs, and implementing certified training programs to address the shortage of skilled national labor.

APA

Alliance for Renewable Electrification (2023). Catalyser la création d’emplois verts an milieu rural grâce aux ERD en Afrique de l’Ouest. https://www.renewelec.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Catalyser-la-creation-demplois-verts-en-milieu-rural-grace-aux-ERD-en-Afrique-de-lOuest.pdf

Chicago

Alliance for Renewable Electrification. Catalyser la création d’emplois verts an milieu rural grâce aux ERD en Afrique de l’Ouest. 2023. https://www.renewelec.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Catalyser-la-creation-demplois-verts-en-milieu-rural-grace-aux-ERD-en-Afrique-de-lOuest.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{allianceforrenewableelectrification2023catalyser, author = {{Alliance for Renewable Electrification}}, title = {{Catalyser la création d’emplois verts an milieu rural grâce aux ERD en Afrique de l’Ouest}}, institution = {Alliance for Renewable Electrification}, year = {2023}, month = oct, url = {https://www.renewelec.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Catalyser-la-creation-demplois-verts-en-milieu-rural-grace-aux-ERD-en-Afrique-de-lOuest.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }