Catalysing Green Rural Job Creation with DRE in West Africa

A 2023 study by the Alliance for Rural Electrification and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung indicates that decentralised renewable energy (DRE) could create up to 40,000 direct jobs by 2030 in Senegal and Ghana. In Ghana specifically, a 'Forward-Leaning-Policy' scenario with 15% renewables in the energy mix could generate over 23,000 direct DRE jobs by 2030, while a 'Business-As-Usual' scenario targeting 10% renewables would result in more than 15,465 jobs.

• Decentralised renewable energy (DRE) is identified as the most cost-effective electrification method for over half of the connections required to reach the 675 million people globally who currently lack electricity.
• In Senegal and Ghana, where 9.9 million people lack electricity access, the implementation of appropriate policies could lead to the creation of 40,000 direct jobs by 2030 through DRE.
• Job creation projections for Ghana's DRE sector by 2030 vary by policy scenario: a 'Forward-Leaning-Policy' (15% renewables in the energy mix) could create over 23,000 direct jobs, whereas a 'Business-As-Usual' scenario (10% renewables) would create more than 15,465 jobs.
• The DRE sector in Ghana currently has a workforce composition where youth account for only 7% of total employees, and the gender split is 34% women and 66% men.

APA

Alliance for Renewable Electrification (n.d.). Catalysing Green Rural Job Creation with DRE in West Africa. https://www.renewelec.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/KAS-one-pager.pdf

Chicago

Alliance for Renewable Electrification. Catalysing Green Rural Job Creation with DRE in West Africa. n.d. https://www.renewelec.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/KAS-one-pager.pdf.

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@techreport{allianceforrenewableelectrificationndcatalysing, author = {{Alliance for Renewable Electrification}}, title = {{Catalysing Green Rural Job Creation with DRE in West Africa}}, institution = {Alliance for Renewable Electrification}, url = {https://www.renewelec.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/KAS-one-pager.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }