"ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, is partnering with Pact to bring electricity in the form of solar power to approximately 3,500 people in villages in rural areas of Mandalay, Central Myanmar. With an estimated population of 51 million, Myanmar is an emerging country that has a per capita GDP of only around US$1,105 ? one of the lowest in East Asia and the Pacific. Over 75% of inhabitants have no access to electricity, and rural communities account for two thirds of the total population..."