““Unleashing Unleashing Entrepreneurship in the Entrepreneurship in the

Renewable Energy Renewable Energy Sector”Sector”

A paperA paperPresented by Daniel Semakula, Country CoordinatorPresented by Daniel Semakula, Country Coordinator

YES – UgandaYES – Uganda

At the At the 33rdrd Global Youth Employment Summit held 13 Global Youth Employment Summit held 13thth – 16 – 16thth Nairobi Kenya Nairobi Kenya

CONTENTCONTENT

Introduction to YES – UgandaIntroduction to YES – Uganda Country Level ActivitiesCountry Level Activities Employment Creation InitiativesEmployment Creation Initiatives

About YES - UgandaAbout YES - Uganda

• YES is a network of organization particularly youth YES is a network of organization particularly youth organization, NGOs, individual youth working together organization, NGOs, individual youth working together to develop programs and Projects that promote to develop programs and Projects that promote employment creationemployment creation

• Membership of the network has grown, we have both Membership of the network has grown, we have both paid up members, active members, and recruitment of paid up members, active members, and recruitment of new members is an ongoing process.new members is an ongoing process.

• Country level activities include; organizing consultative Country level activities include; organizing consultative workshop, awareness meeting, capacity building, policy workshop, awareness meeting, capacity building, policy advocacy, and working with partners on employment advocacy, and working with partners on employment creation project. creation project.

Exploring Employment Exploring Employment Opportunities in the RE SectorOpportunities in the RE Sector

The Initiative – The Initiative – Exploring…..Exploring….. Target GroupTarget Group Inter – Linkage with YES FrameworkInter – Linkage with YES Framework The Context and ProblemThe Context and Problem What does the project try to address?What does the project try to address? What is going to happen?What is going to happen? How employment can be established?How employment can be established? How was the project development?How was the project development? Any impacts so far?Any impacts so far? Lesson learnt?Lesson learnt? Potential for replicationPotential for replication

Context and ProblemContext and Problem

High energy potential e.g. biomass, High energy potential e.g. biomass, geothermal, wind and solar energy geothermal, wind and solar energy sources. sources.

Low power access in off grid areasLow power access in off grid areas High level consumption of firewood and High level consumption of firewood and

charcoal (90%)charcoal (90%) Low employment levels among youthLow employment levels among youth

What does the project try to What does the project try to address?address?

Seeks to address unemployment Seeks to address unemployment challenges among youthchallenges among youth

Seek to provide power in areas where Seek to provide power in areas where main grid do not reach.main grid do not reach.

What is going to happen?What is going to happen?

Establish (4) biomass centers to generate Establish (4) biomass centers to generate power, establish energy farms to provide power, establish energy farms to provide or generate raw materials for power or generate raw materials for power generation and for firewood and generation and for firewood and charcoal, to enhance development of charcoal, to enhance development of appropriate household energy saving appropriate household energy saving technology and establish waste technology and establish waste treatment centre still to generate powertreatment centre still to generate power

How can employment be established in How can employment be established in this sector?this sector?

1.Energy Plantation1.Energy Plantation

How can employment be How can employment be established in this sector?established in this sector?

2. Biomass plants2. Biomass plants

How can employment be How can employment be established in this sector?established in this sector?

Manufacturing Manufacturing energy saving energy saving stovesstoves

ImpactImpact

Institutional developmentInstitutional development National Level AwarenessNational Level Awareness Capacity buildingCapacity building New InitiativesNew Initiatives IntegrationIntegration

Lesson/ ObservationLesson/ Observation

RE sector can absorb a very big RE sector can absorb a very big percentage of unemployed youth percentage of unemployed youth

Investment in the sector are 100% risk Investment in the sector are 100% risk free free

Raw materials for RE are cheap and Raw materials for RE are cheap and surrounding ussurrounding us

Governments must come up with a Governments must come up with a framework that enforce the use and framework that enforce the use and application of RE in household and application of RE in household and academic institution academic institution

Potential for replication Potential for replication

85% of Uganda’s populations are engaged 85% of Uganda’s populations are engaged in agriculture – enough raw materialsin agriculture – enough raw materials

90% of the 26 million people, use charcoal 90% of the 26 million people, use charcoal and firewood to cook and light, the and firewood to cook and light, the potential to improve to energy saving potential to improve to energy saving technology is enormoustechnology is enormous

Uganda is endowed with plenty of Uganda is endowed with plenty of sunshine, windsunshine, wind