Access to Electricity Program, a CSR Program by ABB Ltd.

ABB's Access to Electricity rural electrification program was launched in 2002 as part of the company's contribution to common efforts, in line with its social policy. It is proving successful in raising social, environmental and economic standards in remote areas.

ABB extended its Access to Electricity program at the end of 2005 to Rajasthan in western India, following its successful launch in another remote location in southern Tanzania.

The project, which is based on public-private partnerships, has brought together ABB, the state government of Rajasthan and an NGO to provide power to desert hamlets. The program started with providing power to one hamlet by using solar panels, and it has been extended to four more hamlets covering 500 households.


Within ABB’s original Access to Electricity project, located in a village in Tanzania, electrification has led to economic, social and environmental gains in recent years. ABB partners with the global conservation organization WWF and local authorities in the project.

As of the end of 2006, a total of 15 businesses had sprung up in the village, compared to three prior to electrification. Other recent advances include 25 new homes, more homes connected to the ABB-donated mini-grid, children who are able to study after dark and passing exams in increasing numbers, and training on limiting hunting and sustainable logging.

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