TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ani, Vincent Anayochukwu
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/01/24
TI  - Proposal for the Sustainable Electrification of a Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) Facility in Nigeria
JO  - Journal of Energy and Power Technology
SP  - 002
VL  - 06
IS  - 01
AB  - Energy is a prerequisite to running health facilities and is, therefore, key to the success of the service. Karshi primary healthcare centre (PHC) facility is confronted with an unreliable power supply that leads to a high cost of generating power from diesel to operate its equipment. This facility needs a sustainable and reliable electricity supply and therefore a change in their energy system to enable it improve its quality of healthcare delivery services. A solar energy-based electricity generation system that would make the PHC to become resilient and contribute to climate mitigation was selected. A step by step on the design of solar powered system for the health facility was demonstrated, and therefore a grant to develop, install and train health workers on how to use the solar powered system effectively is needed. This program will measure the increased availability of energy, and there is a need for a follow-up program to measure the improvement in healthcare delivery. It was suggested that a data logging system and energy metering equipment should be installed to monitor the function and performance of the solar photovoltaic (PV) system. Monitoring and evaluation is specifically for project installation and management, and recommend that monitoring and evaluation team be set up by the Ministry of Health to collect data that will be used to measure these improvements. This project is aimed at providing 24 hours green and reliable electricity supply to the facility, and reduce CO2 emissions compared to diesel generator. The project will cost 27,169.00 euros, and the organization of this paper follows EREF grant proposal guidelines.
SN  - 2690-1692
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/jept.2401002
DO  - 10.21926/jept.2401002
ID  - Ani2024
ER  -