Powering Healthcare – Nigeria Market Assessment and Roadmap

The report identifies significant energy gaps in Nigeria's healthcare system, where 40% of primary healthcare centres lack electricity, contributing to poor health outcomes. It maps the complex governance structure across federal, state, and local governments and reviews renewable energy policies, such as the National Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policy (NREEEP). The analysis reveals a heavy reliance on donor-funded EPC models for electrification, with a noted lack of coordination between the energy and health sectors. It highlights the NPHCDA's '1 PHC per ward' plan to revitalize 10,000 facilities with solar power and recommends stronger cross-sectoral collaboration through initiatives like the Coalition for Sustainable Electrification of PHCs.

• Nigeria's healthcare facilities face severe energy deficits, with 40% of primary healthcare centres (PHCs) lacking electricity access and those with power receiving an average of 6-10 hours of supply from various sources.
• The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has a revitalization goal to ensure at least one optimally functioning PHC per political ward, targeting 10,000 Type 2 PHCs with explicit requirements for solar power infrastructure and operational expenditure (OPEX) for maintenance.
• Electrification interventions for health facilities in Nigeria are predominantly donor-dependent, relying heavily on Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) models which have faced sustainability challenges.
• The Nigerian government has established several renewable energy frameworks, including the National Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policy (NREEEP) and the National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP), the latter of which sets an off-grid renewable energy target of 5,545MW by 2030.
• There is a critical lack of alignment and data sharing between the energy and health sectors regarding the planning and coordination of health facility electrification (HFE) policies and programs.
• Private sector participation in health facility electrification remains minimal due to perceived regulatory, financial, and market risks, although some interventions are currently in the planning stages.

APA

Sustainable Energy for All (n.d.). Powering Healthcare – Nigeria Market Assessment and Roadmap. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2022-06/Nigeria_stakeholder_Mapping.pdf

Chicago

Sustainable Energy for All. Powering Healthcare – Nigeria Market Assessment and Roadmap. n.d. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2022-06/Nigeria_stakeholder_Mapping.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{sustainableenergyforallndpowering, author = {{Sustainable Energy for All}}, title = {{Powering Healthcare – Nigeria Market Assessment and Roadmap}}, institution = {Sustainable Energy for All}, url = {https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2022-06/Nigeria_stakeholder_Mapping.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }