Case Study
Energy Rural Electrification In Madagascar
PAGE 20 SAFT INTERNATIONAL EVOLVING PLANET EXTREME POWER Millennium Development Goals “After access to clean water, access to electricity is one of the top priorities for many people in developing economies,” says Gilles Vermot Desroches, Senior Vice President, Sustainable Development at Schneider Electric. “Our BipBop programme brings together forward-thinking partners like Saft to create solutions that disadvantaged communities can take ownership of. By including not just efficient technologies, but also training, knowledge transfer and well- targeted funding, the programme provides a truly sustainable business model. I believe this project is the first step in what will be a very long and successful programme of providing the world’s poor with safe, reliable, efficient,