The clean energy transition only works if there are skilled people to deliver it
Clean energy jobs across Southeast Asia are growing at nearly 4% a year — but training systems and career pathways are still catching up. In Cambodia, where the clean energy workforce is still emerging, this gap is one of the most urgent challenges of the transition.
EnergyLab Asia works with the government, training institutions, and the private sector to build the skills ecosystem Cambodia needs.
Southeast Asia
energy
energy jobs
since 2019
The workforce gap
Clean energy already accounts for 48% of energy jobs across Southeast Asia — and that share is growing. But workforce development has not kept pace with deployment. Closing that gap requires more than training programmes — it requires a clearer picture of what skills are needed, where, and by when.
Our approach
Working across sectors, not within them
We work to understand the clean energy skills landscape in Cambodia — and to help build the institutional structures, collaborations, and policies needed to develop it. That means engaging government, training institutions, and industry together, rather than in isolation.
What this involves
- Mapping the clean energy skills landscape — understanding where gaps exist and what roles are emerging.
- Facilitating partnerships between government, training providers, and private sector employers.
- Informing the policies and institutional structures needed to unlock clean energy career pathways.
In focus
Understanding Cambodia's electric vehicle skills needs
Cambodia’s government has set an ambitious target — more than 750,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2030. Our research shows that reaching that target will require at least 15,000 new skilled workers across a range of new roles.
770,000+
EVs targeted on Cambodia’s roads by 2030
15,000+
new skilled workers needed to meet that target