Panasonic Has Donated More Than 50,000 All In One Led Solar Street Light

             Panasonic Corporation's "100 Thousand all in one led solar street light Project" has reached more than half its goal. As of March 10, 2016, the cumulative number of donated all in one led solar street light has exceeded 50,000. The donation of 3,000 all in one led solar street light to Myanmar in February 2013 kicked off the event, and subsequently began to donate to other non-powered regions in Asia and Africa. In fiscal 2013, 10,000 all in one led solar street light were donated to 3 countries; in 2014, 14,114all in one led solar street lights were donated to 10 countries; in fiscal 2015, 20,364 were donated to 11 countries. In fiscal 2016, Panasonic continued to donate led street light with solar panel. On March 10, 2016, 702 were donated to Yen Bai Province, Vietnam. So far, the total donation of led street light with solar panel has exceeded 50,000. After that, Panasonic donated 2,400 and 760 to Cambodia and Bangladesh in mid-March 2016, respectively. In addition, donations will be made to Indonesia, India, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the end of March 2016, when the total will exceed 60,000.

The "100,000 Led Street Light With Solar Panel Activities" is one of the corporate citizenship activities (social contribution activities) carried out by Panasonic using the "products" it produces. Currently, there are still more than 1.2 billion people worldwide * who still do not have access to electricity. Lack of electric lighting can seriously affect health, education, income generation and nighttime safety. Panasonic hopes to help people living in undeveloped countries in developing and emerging countries to alleviate the social challenges they are facing and bring positive changes to their lives by donating small led street light with solar panel equipment. In addition, Panasonic used led street light with solar panel donations to help communities affected by large-scale natural disasters or epidemics.

Panasonic plans to donate 100,000 led street light with solar panel promised by the event in 2018, which will coincide with the company's 100th anniversary. Recipients are largely non-profit, non-governmental, humanitarian and international organizations. To date, 80 organizations from 16 countries have received these led street lights with solar panel.Reports issued by these organizations show that these havells solar street light have been effectively used in a variety of activities, including child learning, adult literacy education, safer births and medical security, and income generation, and have helped people living in rural areas without electricity Improved their quality of life.

Panasonic will further accelerate the progress of the 100,000 havells solar street light event, so that it can successfully donate 100,000 havells solar street light on the 100th anniversary of its founding in 2018, while increasing efforts to achieve global leaders ’efforts in September 2015 Contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) proposed by the United Nations.

Total donated havells solar street light: Subtotal: 53,260

Myanmar: 9,464

Cambodia: 8,914

Vietnam: 1,332

Philippines: 5,814

Indonesia: 2,020

Malaysia: 69

Thailand: 100

India: 14,006

Bangladesh: 760

Kenya: 6,008

Uganda: 100

Burundi: 1,233

Niger: 200

Liberia: 1,240

Guinea: 1,000

Sierra Leone: 1,000