Kenya Renewable Energy Policy Scan

The Kenya Renewable Energy Policy Scan forms part of the broader Just Energy Transition research project. It provides a structured assessment of how Kenya’s policy and regulatory frameworks support, or constrain, an inclusive, employment-generating, and industrially transformative renewable energy (RE)…

Critical insights and questions for localisation and decent employment Ghana’s renewable energy transition presents an opportunity not only to decarbonise the energy mix, but to reshape production networks, strengthen local enterprises, and expand decent work. This policy scan examines whether…

Critical insights and questions for localisation and decent employment South Africa’s renewable energy transition is unfolding within a complex landscape shaped by climate commitments, deep socio-economic inequality, energy insecurity, and structural unemployment. This policy scan provides a systematic review of…

This document provides a continental overview of renewable energy and electricity systems in sub-Saharan Africa, situating the energy transition within the region’s development realities. Rather than presenting a normative framework, it maps the structural features, constraints, and trends shaping Africa’s…

Gender Equity and Sustainable Livelihoods in Renewable Energy Value Chains A conceptual framework through a social reproduction lens As countries transition toward renewable energy and net zero emissions, participation in Renewable Energy Value Chains (REVCs) presents both opportunities and risks,…

This conceptual framework underpins a multi-country research project examining how renewable energy industrialisation can advance a just energy transition in South Africa, Ghana, and Kenya. At its core, the framework investigates whether, and under what conditions, the localisation of renewable…