State of the Market Report for Healthcare Facility Electrification

The report highlights a significant global energy gap in healthcare, with an estimated 1 billion people lacking reliable power at local facilities. While electrification initiatives grew by 47% annually between 2018 and 2021, the sector faces a USD 4.9 billion investment gap, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The analysis advocates for a shift from grant-based Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) models to long-term service-based models like Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) to ensure sustainable operations and maintenance.

• A massive energy access gap exists in global healthcare, with approximately 1 billion people having local facilities with unreliable power. In Sub-Saharan Africa, 25,000 facilities have no electricity and 70,000 have unreliable supply, while 12% of facilities in South Asia lack any access.
• Healthcare electrification saw rapid growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, with an average annual growth rate of 47% between 2018 and 2021. Stand-alone solar technology is the dominant choice, used in 82% of initiatives.
• There is a critical funding shortfall for healthcare electrification, with a total estimated investment need of USD 4.9 billion across 63 low- and middle-income countries. The largest gaps are in Sub-Saharan Africa (USD 2.5 billion) and South Asia (USD 2 billion).
• The sector is transitioning from short-term Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) models, which often neglect long-term operations and maintenance (O&M), toward service-based models such as Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) and 'energy-as-a-service'.
• Technological trends are shifting toward more efficient and scalable solutions, including the use of lithium-ion batteries, monocrystalline wafers, and passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC) designs, alongside the integration of remote monitoring and AI for system management.
• Climate finance, including renewable energy certificates (RECs), grants, and concessional loans, is identified as a promising funding avenue to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase health facility resilience.

APA

Sustainable Energy for All (2024). State of the Market Report for Healthcare Facility Electrification. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2024-02/Executive%20Summary_SOTM_EN.pdf

Chicago

Sustainable Energy for All. State of the Market Report for Healthcare Facility Electrification. 2024. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2024-02/Executive%20Summary_SOTM_EN.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{sustainableenergyforall2024state, author = {{Sustainable Energy for All}}, title = {{State of the Market Report for Healthcare Facility Electrification}}, institution = {Sustainable Energy for All}, year = {2024}, month = feb, url = {https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2024-02/Executive%20Summary_SOTM_EN.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }