Achieving universal electrification of rural healthcare facilities in sub-Saharan Africa with decentralized renewable energy technologies
Summary. Rural health centers across sub-Saharan Africa lack electricity, limiting medical equipment access. Decentralized photovoltaic systems can reliably electrify over 50,000 facilities for EUR 484 million, enabling 281 million people to reduce healthcare travel time by an average of 50 minutes. Solar power offers a clean, cost-effective solution to bridge this critical gap.
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Moner‐Girona, M., Kakoulaki, G., Falchetta, G., Weiss, D. J., & Taylor, N.. (2021). Achieving universal electrification of rural healthcare facilities in sub-Saharan Africa with decentralized renewable energy technologies. Joule. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2021.09.010
Moner‐Girona, Magda, et al. “Achieving universal electrification of rural healthcare facilities in sub-Saharan Africa with decentralized renewable energy technologies.” Joule, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2021.09.010.
Moner‐Girona, Magda, Georgia Kakoulaki, Giacomo Falchetta, Daniel J. Weiss, and N. Taylor. 2021. “Achieving universal electrification of rural healthcare facilities in sub-Saharan Africa with decentralized renewable energy technologies.” Joule. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2021.09.010.
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title = {Achieving universal electrification of rural healthcare facilities in sub-Saharan Africa with decentralized renewable energy technologies},
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- DOI
- 10.1016/j.joule.2021.09.010
- Countries
- Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Regions
- Africa
- Categories
- rural-healthcare, energy
- Added
- 2026-04-28