Schneider Electric’s Bip-Bop Programme
Innovation Challenge - 2008
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.
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