Off-Grid Solar Energy: Huge Opportunity for Rural Healthcare
Nearly a billion people depend on healthcare centres that have no reliable electricity.
As a result, life-saving procedures can be delayed, carried out in the dark, or under precarious handheld torchlight.
While securing electricity access has previously required a one-off product procurement, Energy-as-a-Service now offers a viable and accessible way to meet – and crucially – maintain off-grid health facilities’ long-term energy needs.
Photo courtesy of World Bank Photo Collection.
Source: ESI Africa (link opens in a new window)
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