World Bank and ADB launches ‘WePOWER India’ to increase women workforce in energy sector
- The WePOWER India Partnership Forum was held on November 9, 2021 in a virtual format.
- The event was organised by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) in partnership with the India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF).
- The objective of the forum was to scale up the South Asia Women in Power Sector Professional Network (WePOWER) in India.
- The event was attended by 168 key energy sector stakeholders.
- The WePOWER was launched in February 2019 jointly by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
- WePOWER is a network of 28 energy sector utilities and organizations.
- Their work is to implement systematic and incremental gender activities to promote participation of women in energy projects and utilities and bring change in women and girls in Science Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education.
Points to Remember:
- WePOWER initiative has been launched by which organisation?