Photograph: Mobiya, solar-powered LED flashlight that recharges your phone
According to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, around 1.5 million Brazilians still live without access to energy safe and of quality in their homes. Most of them live in rural areas in the North and Northeast of the country.
With this in mind, Schneider Electric created the Energy Access Program with the mission of supporting the sustainable development of rural and remote communities, increasing energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This is because these communities, for the most part, use diesel generators to have only about 11 hours of energy per day.
The Program brings renewable, clean, efficient and fairly priced energy to those who live off the grid and relies on photovoltaic solutions for individual lighting and collective electrification, which generate 24 hours of energy with zero greenhouse gas emissions.
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