Schneider Electric’s Bip-Bop Programme

Innovation Challenge - 2008

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The Context

●1.6 billion people, or 300 million households, have no access to electricity

● 500 million live in India; ● 100 million live in Indonesia, and a similar number in Bangladesh; ● 70 million live in Nigeria, and a similar number in Pakistan and ● 550 million live in Sub-Saharan Africa.

●These poor families spend between 10 and 20 euros per month on energy

●At the same time, we stand at a turning point in the history of our planet. Energy plays an increasingly important role. Although the use of energy has a significant impact on the climate – a global common good – energy is still not accessible to more than 1.6 billion people.

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The Challenge

●Two major issues have to be solved● Decrease CO2 emissions

● Support the poorest in finding their way to development

●For nations, business and consumers, this means:● Efficiency, using less energy and using it more effectively, for the planet and

all its inhabitants, delivering more with less

● Economic development, along with a strong commitment to energy efficiency, contributing to projects bringing the best of energy to the greatest number of people, improving standards of living and finally, alleviating poverty

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Schneider Electric’s Bip Bop programme

● Schneider Electric has developed a sustainable programme to bring safe, clean electricity to the people who need it most worldwide

● With the strong willingness to involve local communities and local stakeholders in each country, the BipBop programme addresses three key issues to provide sustainable access to electricity

● the lack of appropriate equipment through the development of an adequate offer● the lack of financial resources available for innovative energy entrepreneurs through

funding● and the skills and expertise shortage through technical and business training

● This strategy builds upon a profitable and responsible vision and is called BipBop – an acronym standing for Business, Investment and People at the Bottom of the Pyramid .

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Schneider Electric’s BipBop programme

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Innovative Solutions Required to provide safe and reliable electricity to People at Bottom of Pyramid

●Home Lighting system based on renewable energy● Design of home lighting system ( Light + Power Source ) based on

renewable energy , which can light two –three rooms with 95-100% availability.

● The consumer should not spend more than Rs 3 /day for the above system, which includes the initial investment.

●Prepaid Reliable Power Solution for Villages for their compete electric energy need @ Rs 3/ Unit ( KWh)

● The power system should be able to meet the complete electrical need of the house holds , agricultural loads and other economic activity..

● The electric supply should be available 24 hrs -365 days ● The system should be managed by local entrepreneur● The households should be able buy their daily electrical energy from the

local entrepreneur.