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

The report analyzes the job creation potential of decentralized renewable energy (DRE) in Ghana and Senegal. It introduces a 'job factor' to quantify direct employment per kWc installed and finds that with forward-looking policies, both countries could create over 20,000 direct DRE jobs by 2030. The study highlights the role of DRE in formalizing the informal economy and empowering women and youth, while recommending the removal of import duties and the implementation of targeted training programs to address skilled labor shortages.

• Investment in renewable energy technologies generates nearly three times as many jobs per million dollars of expenditure compared to fossil fuels.
• In Ghana, companies participating in the study's DRE sectors (clean mini-grids, solar home systems, and C&I) employ 2,511 people, with women making up 34% and youth under 25 making up 7% of the workforce.
• In Senegal, DRE companies that responded to the survey employ approximately 1,500 people directly or via subcontractors, of whom 23% are women and 10% are under 25 years old.
• Under a 'forward-looking' policy scenario, Ghana could create 23,519 direct DRE jobs by 2030, compared to 15,465 jobs under a status quo scenario.
• Under a 'forward-looking' policy scenario, Senegal could create 20,449 direct DRE jobs by 2030, compared to 12,269 jobs under a status quo scenario.
• DRE provides a pathway to formalize employment in regions with high informality, such as Ghana, where 85% of the population is employed by MSMEs in the informal sector, and Senegal, where 97% of companies operate informally.
• Solar Home Systems (SHS) generate more direct jobs per kWc than clean mini-grids in both Ghana (0.14 vs 0.07) and Senegal (0.11 vs 0.03).
• The report identifies a critical shortage of skilled national labor as a primary barrier to scaling DRE deployment.
• DRE can significantly multiply indirect and induced jobs through productive uses of energy; one case in Senegal showed a 70-fold increase in induced jobs when combined with entrepreneurship training and microcredits.

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} }