Schneider Electric Lights-up Remote Village in Pakistan With Mobiya Solar Lamps

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Schneider Electric Lights-up Remote Village in Pakistan With Mobiya Solar Lamps

Dubai (UAE), 29 November, 2016 - Schneider Electric, a global leader in power management and automation, lately dispersed 72 Mobiya solar lamps to Dhoor Gadhro village in Thar, Pakistan, in partnership with non-profit organisation AWARE.

Situated 70 kms from the nearby electrical grid, Dhoor Gadhro stays detached from the mainline electric supply. The villagers previously used kerosene oil lights - a costly product and a significant fire hazard to the straw huts-- to power their everyday activities.

To resolve this obstacle with a convenient remedy, Schneider Electric, in partnership with AWARE, supplied the town with Mobiya lamps. The light runs autonomously from a connected photovoltaic panel and consists of a USB port that bills phones and various other gadgets. This innovation has enabled a better lifestyle and produced social and economic development possibilities for the residents Mobiya has helped the village come to be safer, much more efficient, and much better connected.

Benoit Dubarle, President-- Gulf Countries, Pakistan and East Mediterranean at Schneider Electric, said: "Schneider Electric's mobile solar offering has actually transformed the way of life at Dhoor Gadhro. Villagers no more have to end work after sunset, children can proceed examining with the evening, as well as the livestock are much more secure. The renewable energy innovation has not just effectively lit up and powered this town, yet presents possibilities for its long-term development and sustainable development."

Schneider Electric's community engagement in Pakistan becomes part of the company's BipBop (using Business, Innovation, Individuals to offer power gain access to at the Base of the Pyramid) program. Schneider Electric has actually made it possible for greater than 2.4 million individuals that previously did not have access to electrical energy to gain from reputable, economical and tidy power. Via this Access to Power program, the company's solar options use risk-free, dependable, and sustainable power to off-grid locations around the world. In fact, in order to motivate arising skill, Schneider Electric has invested in 12 start-ups that are developing innovative accessibility to power solutions.