Access to Energy for the BoP (2009)
For the poorest 4 billion people in the world, access to modern, clean and safe energy is an entry into a new life. Over the world, pioneering organizations have taken the challenge of bringing better energy products and services for the poor using market-based mechanisms. This report articulates the promising cases that have emerged from decades of experimentation, describes trends in successful business models, and charts a path for a transformation in the access to energy market, one that brings clean, safe, affordable energy to billions.
“Access to Energy for the BoP” is the result of a consulting assignment undertaken for three energy leading corporations: GDF SUEZ, Schneider Electric and Total. These three companies agreed to share part of this work in a public report, in order to contribute to spreading innovations that are transforming lives of customers from the BoP, i.e. the 4 billion poorest people.
