As part of the ongoing Powering Jobs Campaign, the global report for 2022 is complete, after gathering inputs from peer reviewers, and it is now in the design stage. Our research team has started finalizing the in-country draftseports for India, Kenya, Nigeria, and Ethiopia and these will be ready by the end of July 2022 for peer review. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/campaign-updates/campaign-updates-july-2022
Five key barriers are preventing the scaling of off-grid renewable solutions in Nigeria: 1. tariffs and duties, 2. consumer awareness, 3. collaborative data sharing, 4. end-user payments and 5. standardization and certification. https://www.powerforall.org/countries/nigeria/nigerias-energy-taskforce-seeks-new-ways-confront-industry-challenges
Download the Powering Jobs Census 2022: Focus on Nigeria to learn how the decentralized renewable energy (DRE) sector has been growing rapidly and delivering clean and affordable energy, particularly to remote rural communities and is now also a major source of good and stable jobs, nearly matching those in the country’s oil and gas sector. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/reports/powering-jobs-census-2022-focus-nigeria
Power for All is hiring for several openings, including operations, development, grant management and country-level coordinators. We also successfully launched the #PoweringJobs campaign, and continued to advance the sector forward in Nigeria. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/campaign-updates/campaign-update-november-2018
Research shows Nigeria has the fastest sector job growth; jobs expected to exceed 76,000 in 2023, up from 32,000 in 2019, overtaking the oil and gas sector. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/press-releases/nigerian-decentralized-renewable-energy-sector-jobs-path-more-double-2023