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This paper aims to bring some focus to the subject of decent work as per the International Labour Organisation’s definition and highlights the emerging themes in the South African energy sector. The research shows that, although the country is on the path to decarbonisation, a clear definition of a job and decent work is needed, and it is imperative to ensure that this industry has the capacity to provide the necessary skills and training to its new workforce and provide fair and just working conditions that would lead to decent work.
This perspective focuses on urgent issues regarding South Africa’s energy transition.
This article analyses the extent to which the operation of on-grid solar power plants found in Burkina Faso, Madagascar, Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal, and South Africa is a vector for sustainable development and poverty alleviation.
This thesis demonstrates, the (laudable) concession by policymakers to include economic development (ED) in the configuration of the procurement programme set the REIPPPP on a trajectory that would trigger irrepressible tensions in South Africa’s political economy of energy.
The study examines the effect of renewable energy on the communities of Upington in the Northern Cape, South Africa.
The research presented here examines the role of government policy and ownership structure in the social license to operate of two operations in two very different national contexts; Scotland and South Africa.
This study explored the contributions of a solar energy plant towards a rural town’s community development. The study focused on community development and renewable energy.
This paper reviews the academic literature to understand the state of knowledge on how diffusion of low carbon technologies impacts gender and social equity. The findings indicate that renewable energy projects alone cannot achieve gender and social equity, as energy interventions do not automatically tackle the structural dynamics embedded within socio-cultural and socio-economic contexts.
The paper explores the promotion of small-scale, decentralised community renewable energy projects as a means to diversify electricity sectors and encourage active engagement in localised renewable energy. It addresses the lack of research on social resources in communities prior to renewable energy project development.
This study investigates the main contributors that can positively influence the socio-economic empowerment of women in the renewable energy sector in the Republic of South Africa and recommends new and innovative approaches to mainstream gender in the sector.
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