Rural electrification projects in Malawi generated substantial direct and indirect employment opportunities, particularly in construction and skilled roles. The projects also had an impact on gender disparity in employment and highlighted the need to strengthen domestic capacity for materials and equipment production. Moreover, improved access to electricity and enhanced reliability had positive effects on job creation and enterprise development in the region. This case study seeks to shed light on the employment outcomes associated with the investments made in Malawi’s distribution network including rehabilitation, upgrade, and expansion of priority segments of the existing distribution system under the World Bank–financed Energy Sector Support Project (ESSP), which was approved in 2011 and closed in 2018.
Authors
- Citation
- “ Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) . 2024 . Jobs Generated by the Energy Sector Support Project in Malawi: Job Creation Potential of the Clean Energy Transition - Case Study . © Washington, DC: World Bank . http://hdl.handle.net/10986/40950 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO . ”
- Collection(s)
- ESMAP papers
- DOI
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/40950
- Identifier externaldocumentum
- 34244045
- Identifier internaldocumentum
- 34244045
- Published in
- United States of America
- Region country
- Malawi
- Report
- 187193
- Rights
- CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Rights Holder
- World Bank
- Rights URI
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
- UNIT
- ESMAP2 (IEES2)
- URI
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40950
- date disclosure
- 2024-01-23
- region administrative
- Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE)
- theme
- Inclusive Growth,Access to Energy,Job Creation,Energy,Gender,Human Development and Gender,Economic Policy,Economic Growth and Planning,Energy Policies & Reform,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Private Sector Development,Labor Market Policy and Programs,Jobs,Energy Efficiency,Labor Market Institutions
