Skills for renewable energies in North Africa
African Union Commission, OECD
Abstract
This chapter examines the skills needed to support the development of the renewable energy sector in the six North African countries: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia. It provides an overview of current levels of education, employment and skills development in the region, followed by a case study on the skills required in the renewable energy sector. North Africa is well-equipped to take advantage of the many resources available to the region (solar, wind and hydroelectric power) to achieve a just energy transition. This chapter assesses the skill sets of workers in different segments of renewables value chains, and then analyses how the skill demand is evolving. Finally, it proposes a range of public policies to ensure the skill supply better aligns with the skill demand in the renewable energy and related sectors.