By Augustine Aminu
The share of women in Decentralised Renewable Energy (DRE) in Nigeria has risen to 37 percent, a report by the International Renewable Energy Association (IRENA) has indicated.
According to the report, the share of women in DRE rose to 41 percent in Kenya, 37 percent in Ethiopia, 28 percent in Uganda, and 21 percent in India.
NatureNews reports that a new studynhas shown that despite the lingering effects of COVID-19 and the worsening energy crisis, employment in renewable energy rose to 12.7 million globally last year, while Nigeria gets 700,000 new jobs in a single year.
Reacting to the report, Byencit Duncan, Senior Associate, Research, Clean Technology Hub, said intentional steps taken by corporate bodies on gender equity has helped put more women in the workforce.
“Some of these organisations go as far as carrying out training for women who are interested in the sector just to make sure that they have the skills,” she said.
According to her, Solar energy was found to be the fastest-growing sector providing 4.3 million jobs last year.
“In the face of numerous challenges, renewable energy jobs remain resilient, and have been proven to be a reliable job creation engine,” said Francesco La Camera, IRENA’s Director-General.
