Monday
October 7
2024

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)

Categories
Energy, Health Care
Tags
energy access, healthcare technology, off-grid energy, public health, solar