As of 2019, 4.3% of India’s rural Primary Health Centres (PHCs) did not have access to electricity. While the upfront cost of a solar system is high for most PHCs, displacing diesel generators with a solar system can save 80% of a health centers’ energy costs while bringing many benefits in improved healthcare services. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/fact-sheets-research-summaries/factsheet-solarizing-rural-health-centers-india
The Centre for Environment and Energy Development (CEED) in association with Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA), Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Power For All, have organized a state-level conference to launch the"Renewable Energy-Powering Health for Future Ready Jharkhand" report. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/events/report-launch-re-powering-health-future-ready-jharkhand
One billion people are served by health clinics lacking electricity, while homes without power turn to dangerous candles or toxic kerosene lamps for lighting. Adopting clean energy technologies reduces the risk of fires and accidents, reduces indoor air pollution and powers life-saving equipment. Health-related development targets will not be met without decentralized renewables. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/fact-sheets-research-summaries/fact-sheet-sdg7-and-keeping-families-healthy-power-all
Power for All has created a comprehensive roundup that highlights the response to COVID-19 by the decentralized renewable energy sector, including a new €100 million recovery fund and technical assistance opportunities, but also what steps are being taken by WHO and others to accelerate electrification of rural health facilities. https://www.powerforall.org/insights/impact/covid-19-roundup
Power for All kicked off the Power for Health Campaign in Burkina Faso in partnership with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Learn about the upcoming launch of the Access Insights Platform (AIP) data visualization platform in Uganda by Catalyst Off-Grid Advisors. Also, we are excited to welcome two new members to our team. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/campaign-updates/campaign-update-july-2021
The report ‘Future-Ready Jharkhand RE-Powering Health Sector in Jharkhand’ explores how decentralised energy can be an enabler of change for the health sector in Jharkhand. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/reports/future-ready-jharkhand-re-powering-health-sector-jharkhand
Today, nearly 20 leaders from think tanks, research groups, renewable energy companies, sustainable development organizations, industry associations, and health care services have come together to publish an open letter calling for action, making the case for solarizing all unelectrified sub-centres in rural India, clearly outlining steps needed to get us to that goal. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/press-releases/indian-leaders-call-improvement-rural-healthcare-solarization-of-clinics
In this month's Power for All newsletter, we feature some of the pioneering collaborations catalyzing the rapid spread of decentralized renewable energy, and in the process powering improvements in health, education, agriculture and much more. This article spotlights leading multi-stakeholder clean energy initiatives, and the important role of innovative governments. Learn about the programs helping countries meet their development goals https://us11.campaign-archive.com/?u=885ff8bc6c2476e70788542c5&id=fa2126f75b
Roadmap projects power demand of 175 MW in next 10 year with environmental co-benefits in health sector https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/press-releases/solarisation-of-health-sector-can-save-559-crore-state-exchequer
A new dashboard of Power for All's various media channels shows the important role we're playing in communicating about the sector. We also coordinated a call to action to solarize unelectrified health clinics in rural in India that is expanding to Africa, and joined a webinar on the opportunity for solar DC appliances and were featured on a leading energy podcast. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/campaign-updates/campaign-update-may-2020