RESPONSIBLE TOURISM SUPPORTING ACCESS TO ENERGY

Supported projects

The projects that catch our attention perfectly combine the four pillars of sustainable development: economic, social, environmental and institutional.

The project BORÉALE in the south of Madagascar

In order to strengthen access to energy in the Androy and Anosy regions, Fondem has launched the BORÉALE program, which aims to electrify not 2, but 7 villages using photovoltaic solar power plants. The 7 localities identified for the program have a concentrated habitat and a very strong solar potential. The Foundation has therefore chosen, for each locality, a technical solution using photovoltaic solar power plants associated with a network. In its desire to ensure the sustainability of the system, Fondem has designed a financial scheme where subscribers pay a monthly fee to have access to the service. Local operators are selected in each village and trained in the different tasks involved in the trade.

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Biogas tanks in the southern state of Karnataka in India

Biogas is a combustible gas produced by fermenting and decomposing livestock manure in an airtight tank. It is used for cooking and domestic hot water. The fermented material is then recovered to supply the crops with natural soil. This makes it possible both to manage animal waste and to recover it. This project is developed in the districts of Hassan (Arakalagudu) and Chikkaballapur (Siddlaghatta) in the state of Karnataka, India. It has 3 objectives: Contribute to the fight against climate change by replacing wood energy, kerosene or LPG with the use of biogas. Improving the condition of women and children in rural areas through clean and time-saving energy. Recover animal excrement for the production of cooking gas and quality compost that replaces chemical fertilizers. This project has avoided more than 100,000 tons of CO2 equivalent.

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Energy in developing countries

Developing countries will be responsible for an increasing share of energy demand by 2030, rising from 30% of global consumption in 2000 to 43% in 2030. Despite this, in 2030, North America with a population of around 390 million will still consume more energy than China and India combined, with 2.9 billion people. The difference will be even more obvious when it comes to electricity consumption. In 2030, developing countries will consume nearly five times less electricity per capita than OECD countries. Source: "Croix Rouge"

THE WEIGHT OF FOSSIL FUELS

The " energies energies " include the sources of energy that can be taken from the nature, often free, in view of their direct use or of their processing before use.

These are solid fuels such as :

firewood (which is taken from the wild),
charcoal (which is obtained from burning wood),
dried plant residues (e.g. wood chips, straw),
or animal residues (e.g. dried dung from ruminants).

ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGIES

Thee concept of " access to energies modern is not reduced to physical access to modern energy sources, it is a necessary but not sufficient condition.

If a power grid serves a village, one would think that, as the inhabitants of the village can a priori connect to this network, they have access to electricity. This is however not the case.

It is necessary to consider additional major elements: an affordable price for energy, security of energy supply, adequacy of energy supply compared to needs.
The price is a real concern for the poor who often use seemingly free sources!

Produce energy locally

A solution to produce enough electricity for villages not connected to the network, without being too expensive and without harming the environment and the health of the inhabitants, decentralized installations, simple to operate and using renewable energies are preferred:

Solar panels (electrification, water pumping, etc.),
Wind turbines,
Mini-hydraulic power stations.