Short description
To pursue its mission, ACCIONA's Microenergía Foundation started a nonprofit association in January 2009, in Peru. The association is called Peru Microenergía and its model is that of a small social company, i.e. the user receives basic electrical service and pays an affordable fee. With this fee, Peru Microenergía covers its operating, maintenance and equipment replacement expenses and thus ensures the sustainability of the project.
Project benefit
- Rural development
- Rural electrification
- Transfer of knowledge
- Local participation
Key Facts
| Initiator | Acciona |
| Project start | 2008 |
| Status | ongoing |
| Region | Peru/South America |
| Contact person | Juan Ramón Silva |
| Awards |
Main Issue
| Anti-Corruption | - |
| Business & Peace | - |
| Development | X |
| Environment | - |
| Financial Markets | - |
| Implementing UNGC Principles in your Corporate CSR Management | - |
| Human Rights | - |
| Labour Standards | - |
| Local Networks | - |
Project Type
| Advocacy of global issues | X |
| Business opportunities in low income communities/countries | - |
| Project funding | - |
| Provision of goods | - |
| Provision of services/personal | X |
| Standards and guidelines development | - |
Partner
Light at Home: Sustainable Energy Access in Isolated Rural Areas
By Juan Ramón Silva Ferrada (Acciona)The ACCIONA Microenergy Foundation was created to focus the Company’s efforts on social development activities that could meet the real demands and basic needs of the rural population in developing countries. The Foundation’s goal is to work with others to increase access to basic energy, water, or infrastructure services for people and communities that lack the means to acquire such basic services. more[...]
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