EDF and the Community partners in the fight against energy poverty

The community of Saint-Martin, represented by its President, Mr. Daniel Gibbs and its 3rd vice-president, Ms. Annick Pétrus, and the company EDF Archipel Guadeloupe, represented by its director, Mr. Sylvain Vidal, have signed a partnership agreement, Friday October 20, 2017, with the common objective of fighting energy poverty in the territory, after the passage of hurricane IRMA.
This natural disaster exposed part of our population to a high risk of poverty, so much so that the community and EDF are committed to working hand in hand to help customers in situations of fuel poverty and promote control of energy demand. Thus, through this agreement, personalized support (information, explanation of the contract and invoices, monitoring of files), as well as technical, social and financial assistance, will be offered by EDF with the support of the community which will identify the customers in a precarious situation to report them to their partner.
This agreement was signed for a period of two years; €30,000 was offered by EDF to establish this solidarity partnership for the benefit of Saint-Martin residents in energy poverty.