The ‘Powering Jobs Census 2022: The Energy Access Workforce’ report, which compiles employment data from a comprehensive survey conducted across Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda, explores the potential of decentralized renewable energy to help achieve both United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 7 and 8. The report was well received and stirred debate on how best to encourage growth and inclusion in the distributed renewable energy sector. https://mailchi.mp/powerforall.org/state-of-renewable-energy-jobs-in-africa-and-india?e=[UNIQID]
Power for All organized a collaborative meeting among advocates of Productive Use of Renewable Energy (PURE) at the Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands (MILLs) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting aimed to bring together development and implementing partners and foundations working within the PURE space, to join forces on addressing obstructs and capacity needs to activate the PURE market potential in Ethiopia. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/articles/powering-agriculture-ethiopia-introduction-of-development-and-implementation-partners
The PV-SMART project provides Kenyan dairy farmers with solar milk chillers, reducing spoilage and enhancing income. Use of Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) in agri-food systems, such as solar water pumping in Ethiopia, is preventing waste, creating jobs, and lowering carbon emissions. https://mailchi.mp/powerforall.org/renewables-small-farms-and-efficient-energy?e=fde68b1afe
In Ethiopia, Power For All has entered into a pivotal partnership with the Ethiopian Solar Energy Development Association (ESEDA). As part of this collaboration, Power For All is set to provide Technical Assistance to revise the customs handbook that was initially developed by ACE-TAF two years ago. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/campaign-updates/campaign-updates-june-2023
Power for All and IRENA are partnering to explore gender dynamics in the DRE sector, a field ripe for increasing women's participation, as seen in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/articles/empowering-women-distributed-renewable-energy
Energy Access is the missing link in agriculture - In Ethiopia and Uganda, agriculture plays a crucial role in securing food, supporting livelihoods, and generating employment. Yet both economies face persistent energy deficits. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/fact-sheets-research-summaries/dre-opportunities