More people gain access to electricity
Schneider Electric Energy Access Asia fund targets 350 million people without energy access in India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Tomorrow Rising Fund, towards a common goal
Learn how vocational training plays a key role in providing energy access for all. The Tomorrow Rising web series showcases our international energy training program for determined people and young entrepreneurs from underprivileged backgrounds.
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New solutions impacting off-grid communities
Schneider Electric is unveiling a new stand-alone pay-as-you-go electricity solution, Homaya Family PayG, and two additional lighting solutions: Mobiya Lite and Mobiya Front.
A new partnership to accelerate ecological transition
Schneider Electric partners with the Solar Impulse Foundation to help select 1000 clean, efficient and profitable solutions.
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Energy Offers & Business Models
We want everyone on our planet to have access to reliable, safe, efficient, and sustainable energy. To achieve this goal, we
develop products and solutions that meet a wide range of both individual and community needs across the energy chain:
- For homes and micro businesses
- For fundamental public services: education, healthcare, etc.
- For micro-enterprises: agriculture, services
- For villages and communities
- For emergency situations
develop products and solutions that meet a wide range of both individual and community needs across the energy chain:
- For homes and micro businesses
- For fundamental public services: education, healthcare, etc.
- For micro-enterprises: agriculture, services
- For villages and communities
- For emergency situations
Discover our solutions
Home systems: Mobiya and Homaya
Collective solutions: Villaya
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Impact Investing
The second component of the Access to Energy program consists in the creation, the engagement and the animation of solidarity investment funds or of impact on access to energy or carbon whose vocation is to support companies that act for the installation and animation of activities around access to energy or reforestation.
Schneider Electric Energy Access Fund
Within its Access to Energy Program, Schneider Electric has created the Schneider Electric Energy Access (SEEA) impact-investing fund. It supports small and medium companies with innovative energy access solutions, aiming to provide sustainable access to energy for the 1.06 billion people who are deprived of it.
Energy Access Ventures Fund
Schneider Electric initiated and supports the Energy Access Ventures (EAV), which invests €60 million to transform communities across Africa, and stimulate economic development through energy access solutions. This fund is jointly backed by Schneider Electric, CDC group, the UK department for International Development (DFID), the European Investment Bank, FISEA-PROPARCO, OFID, and AFD-FFEM.
Schneider Electric Energy Access investments and partners
Schneider Electric Energy Access (SEEA) is our social investment fund whose focus is access to energy for disadvantaged populations. Our SEEA partners help us support business and job creations as well as social, cultural and environmental activities.
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Amped Innovation
Design of affordable and scalable products addressing energy needs.
Fenix International
East Africa. Pay-as-you-go solar energy solutions for households and small businesses distributed through mobile operators.
Simpa Networks
India. Pay-as-you-go solar systems for households and small businesses.
SunFunder
Financing companies providing access to energy in emerging countries. -
ADIE
Support of business creation in France through micro-finance. SEEA contributes with a specific focus on electricians.
Caisse solidaire
Social savings and loans to create jobs and social, environmental or cultural activities.
SIDI
Financial and technical support to local Micro Finance Institutions, in emerging countries.
Training and Entrepreneurship
To promote local socio-economic development and stimulate energy market, we provide job training in the electrical energy sector and supports people who wish to become entrepreneurs.
- Theoretical and hands-on courses and contents
- Didactic equipment
- Theoretical and hands-on courses and contents
- Didactic equipment
Training
With the support of the Schneider Electric Foundation, we parent with local and global non-profit education organizations to train disadvantaged people.
Entrepreneurship
By 2040, 40% of developing countries will be powered by microgrids fueled by sustainable power sources. At Schneider Electric, we make sure we train professionals able to operate them safely.