Welcome to the WePOWER Network website!

WePOWER is a vibrant voluntary women’s professional network in Energy and Power Sector in South Asia that supports women's participation in energy projects and institutions and promotes normative change regarding women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education.

Read our latest blog post: "The energy transition fueled by women’s participation & leadership".

3rd WePOWER Regional Conference

The third WePOWER Conference took place from December 6th to 8th in Bangkok, Thailand. Find more information here.

 

WePOWER is in its fifth year

February 2023 marks four years since WePOWER was officially launched. Thanks in part to the diligent commitment of our Partners, we are proud to report that WePOWER continues to be a leading champion of promoting gender diversity and women’s empowerment in the energy sector. Since its launch, our Partners have completed over 1,400 gender activities that benefitted over 28,000 women and girls. See results here.

WePOWER Progress Report 2021

Please read the WePOWER Progress Report 2021. This report showcases the exceptional results of our 28 Partners in 2021 and the commitments of our 29 Partners for 2022. WePOWER has continued to make a substantive and meaningful impact, despite the constant disruptions caused by COVID-19. In 2021, the 28 WePOWER Partners across South Asia implemented 628 activities for 13,431 female students and professionals. We look forward to another excellent year of WePOWER partnerships to achieve our mission of more and better jobs for women.

NEW PARTNERS

Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO)

Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) provides power distribution to over four million consumers of all districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Under the Leadership of CEO, Mr. Arif Mehmood Sadozai, PESCO has been working to improve gender diversity and inclusion in the workplace. In 2022, PESCO hired 15 female engineers, and they are looking forward to onboarding 40 female interns this year.

National Power Training Institute (NPTI)

National Power Training Institute (NPTI) is the National Apex body for Training and Human Resources Development in the power sector under the Ministry of Power, Government of India. NPTI is the only institute of its kind that provides integrated power training through its eleven Institutes in different zones of the country. NPTI provides training to power sector professionals in India and South Asia – the institute trained over 3,80,000 Power Professionals in the last five decades. 

Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO)

MEPCO, the Multan Electric Power Company, is the largest distribution Company of PEPCO in Pakistan. Its area of operation is comprising of 13 districts of south Punjab. In partnersnhip with WePOWER, MEPCO plans to provide internships to 85 female students, hire and promote more than 15 women professionals, provide capacity building training to more than 100 women and implement various gender-responsive policies to facilitate women professionals. Please access MEPCO’s gender activities (LoAs 2022-23) here.

MoU between IEEE WIE and WePOWER

An MoU was signed between WePOWER and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Women in Engineering (IEEE WIE). This agreement underscores IEEE WIE’s strong commitment to WePOWER. IEEE WIE is a crucial partner in reaching academic institutions, female engineering students, and professionals as our network continues to grow. 

The National Chapters of WePOWER

The National Chapters of WePOWER are key to institutionalizing the network at the national level, fostering exchange of ideas, facilitating lateral learning, opening communications, and encouraging collaborative partnerships among national, institutional and strategic partners.  We will be implementing the National Chapters in several South Asia countries in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), following the Agreement.