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.

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.

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

WePOWER Progress Report 2022

We are pleased to share the incredible results of the work of a growing number of WePOWER Partners in the WePOWER Progress Report. In 2022, WePOWER Partners completed 1,242 activities reaching 40,564 girls and women. From 2019-2022, WePOWER Partners implemented 2,700+ activities that made an impact on more than 68,000 female beneficiaries including students, interns, young professionals, engineers and returning mothers in South Asia. We look forward to another excellent year to achieve our mission of more and better jobs for women.

NEW PARTNERS

Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA-G)  is a government-owned, non-profit company responsible for all energy market operations and functions for electric power markets. CPPA-G facilitates financing of the power sector, introducing dynamic and creditworthy players. As a WePOWER partner, CPPA-G will work towards increasing efficiency and providing better employment opportunities for women in the power sector.

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Nepal Engineers’ Association (NEnA) is an independent non-profit organization of Nepalese engineers established in 1962. NEnA promotes fellowship, goodwill and cooperation assistance among the Nepalese engineers, safeguarding their rights and interests and promoting the development of science and technology. As a WePOWER Partner, NEnA will look to enhance professional development and promote entrepreneurship capabilities among the young women engineers in Nepal.

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Grassroots Trading Network for Women (GTNfW) is a non-profit company established in 2004 to drive forward SEWA's work under its Hariyali (Green Energy) initiative. GTNfW works to provide access to green energy, financial inclusion, and green skilling/livelihood to grassroots women from the unorganized sector. In partnership with WePOWER, GTNfW will provide training to grassroots women on Solar PV Installation and facilitate green job opportunities for grassroots women in STEM related profession.

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Vision Mechatronics Pvt. Ltd. (VMPL) is a technology company established in 2009. VMPL operates in renewable energy, energy storage, and robotics fields and is the pioneer in lithium battery technology.  VMPL is committed to gender equity and clean energy access. VMPL has 50% women employees with many women technicians at the field level. As a WePOWER Partner, the company will build on its strong track record of hiring and promoting women, and inspiring more female students to pursue technical education. 

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Skill Council for Green Jobs (SCGJ) is a non-profit initiative of the Government of India aligned to the National Skill Development Mission. SCGJ aims to identify skilling needs of service users as well as manufacturers/ service providers, within Green Businesses sector. SCGJ will provide short and long term training across all its clean energy thematic job roles, including for technicians, entrepreneurs, etc. SCGJ will also facilitate placements and employment of certified women candidates across clean energy job roles. The partnership with WePOWER will help to further this mission by providing training, placement, and apprenticeship opportunities for women in clean energy jobs.

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.