Renewable Energy (RE) promotion has a number of benefits but one of the most important one is its potential to create jobs.
The benefits of having Renewable Energy are like reduction of CO2 emission, taking power to the remote areas, creating options for income earning opportunities and last but not least the job creation potential. Power Sector contributes to approximate 26% of the total carbon emissions
Renewable energy such as Solar PV is of 20-25 years life cycle so people of the local areas can be identified and trained to serve for a long period. This has a multiple social benefit and the key of all is reduction of migration. The social oriented organizations can play a huge role in this case like identifying the actual skill need, engaging them into the training courses and giving access to the opportunities.
The renewable energy or green energy sector has created an estimated 1,64,000 jobs in India in 2017, according to a report published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). It also estimated that the construction and installation segment of the value chain accounts for 46% of these jobs, with O&M and manufacturing representing 35% and 19%, respectively.