Energy access for social institutions
Facts, challenges & objectives
Poor access to energy increases economic inequality for rural regions and hampers economic growth. Rural social institutions, such as health centres, schools, orphanages and vocational trainings centres, are particularly affected by energy access challenges.
The main issue is a lack of direct access to an electrical grid. Health centres need cold storage opportunities for medicines, lighting for treatments at night, and energy to keep medical equipment running. Training centres and schools have similar needs, with little to no lighting, cooling or electrical equipment able to run without electricity available.
The Green People’s Energy for Africa initiatve works specifically to provide decentralized renewable energy solutions to social institutions. Contributing to improving well-being in communities and increasing the local value creation.
The COVID 19 pandemic highlighted the need for power supply to rural health centres. In addition to supplying solar systems and equipment, there is also a need for long-term, partner-based approaches to infrastructure maintenance and financing.
Green People’s Energy for Africa works together with stakeholders in rural communities to secure long-term operation and sustainability of improved services based on access to renewable energy.
Articles featuring social infrastructure measures
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- Benin
- Cameroon
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- International
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia