Workforce Transition in South Africa's Just Energy Transition
Megatrends Policy Brief 39, 17.07.2025, 10 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2025MTA-PB39
South Africa’s just energy transition is flawed, with jobs in renewables characterised by instability, skills mismatches and inadequate social protection. This policy brief examines how climate goals can be aligned with socioeconomic stability.
Staff work inside Kendal Power Station, a coal-fired station of South African utility Eskom, in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa March 26, 2024.
© picture alliance / REUTERS/ | Siphiwe Sibeko
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