Aim : electrification of rural areas
Rural electrification for poor populations by Rural Electricity Service Companies (RESCOs).... Support of local entities operating as part of a national or regional network (national electricity companies, national rural electrification agencies, engineering or technician colleges and training centers...Projects in Africa
However the rate of electrification in rural areas is only 51 %. After issuing a call for tender, Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) - the national electricity company - chose EDF to implement its decentralized rural electrification programme.... Download the file (386 Kb) Mali Yéelen Kura, a rural electrification...EDF's strategy
A strategy based on four key elements Financial viabilityDespite operating in rural environments which are generally home to disadvantaged local populations, rural electrification companies must nevertheless achieve financially profitability if they are to withstand the test of time....Energy access - developing countries
EDF's achievement (PDF, 272 Kb) Africa : where needs are greatest (PDF, 442 Kb) Reducing poverty in developping countries (PDF, 243 Kb) EDF R&D : fostering the development of rural electrification (PDF, 262 Kb)...EDF Group commitment
With the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (Ademe), EDF tests and promotes new ways of transferring expertise and experience between the Northern and Southern hemispheres, and notably between African rural electrification agencies....Partnerships
With the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie), EDF tests and promotes new ways to foster communication between developed and developing countries, particularly for rural electrification projects in French-speaking Africa....
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