Summary of Main Findings for Powering Healthcare

The report argues that while healthcare facilities in LMICs face significant energy deficits and climate vulnerabilities, climate finance can bridge the funding gap for low-carbon and resilient infrastructure. It identifies US$ 4.9 billion as the requirement to electrify two-thirds of healthcare facilities across 63 countries. The document outlines a diverse landscape of finance sources—including bilateral, multilateral, and carbon markets—and provides a roadmap for non-governmental partners to overcome barriers such as high upfront costs and limited local capacity.

• There is a significant funding requirement to improve healthcare energy access, with US$ 4.9 billion needed to electrify two-thirds of healthcare facilities across 63 countries to ensure quality care.
• Healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) suffer from severe energy instability, with 64% lacking a reliable electricity source.
• Climate change is already disrupting health services in Asia and Africa; for instance, the 2022 floods in Pakistan damaged 10% of all healthcare facilities, causing 8 million people to lose access to urgent services.
• Implementing decentralized renewable energy (RE) and energy-efficient buildings provides both mitigation and resilience benefits, such as avoiding GHG emissions from diesel generators and ensuring electricity supply during natural disasters.
• Significant financial and non-financial barriers hinder the adoption of climate-proofing measures, including high upfront capital expenditure (CAPEX) where the rate of return for solar can be up to 25 years, as well as a lack of trained professionals.
• No single source of climate finance can cover all costs; while bilateral, multilateral, and private foundation funds can cover CAPEX and enabling costs, they typically do not cover operational expenditure (OPEX), which can be addressed through carbon or REC markets.
• To attract climate finance, projects must move beyond individual facilities to a programmatic approach, as the GHG emissions savings from a single facility are often too small to be attractive to investors.

APA

Gogoi, E., Vaish, S., Ene, K., Paudyal, A., & Zakaria, S. (2023). Summary of Main Findings for Powering Healthcare. Sustainable Energy for All. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2024-01/SEforAll%20Climate%20Finance%20Study%20Executive%20Summary.pdf

Chicago

Gogoi, Elizabeth, Saumya Vaish, Kenneth Ene, Apar Paudyal, and Shamim Zakaria. Summary of Main Findings for Powering Healthcare. Sustainable Energy for All, 2023. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2024-01/SEforAll%20Climate%20Finance%20Study%20Executive%20Summary.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{gogoi2023summary, author = {Gogoi, Elizabeth and Vaish, Saumya and Ene, Kenneth and Paudyal, Apar and Zakaria, Shamim}, title = {{Summary of Main Findings for Powering Healthcare}}, institution = {Sustainable Energy for All}, year = {2023}, month = dec, url = {https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2024-01/SEforAll%20Climate%20Finance%20Study%20Executive%20Summary.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }