An Approach to Powering Unelectrified and Under-Electrified Healthcare Facilities

This briefing from the World Resources Institute outlines a project lifecycle approach to electrifying healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries, advocating for decentralized renewable energy (DRE) over costly and polluting diesel generators.

• Approximately one billion people in low- and middle-income countries utilize healthcare facilities that either lack electricity entirely or suffer from unreliable power supplies.
• Decentralized renewable energy (DRE), specifically solar photovoltaic (PV) systems paired with batteries, is presented as a climate-resilient, modular, and cost-effective alternative to diesel generators, which are characterized as polluting and expensive.
• While there are global commitments to increase the solarization of healthcare facilities, there is a persistent need to improve the tools and processes required for sustainable, large-scale implementation. WRI proposes a project lifecycle approach to the identification, design, construction, and operation of these electricity systems.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). An Approach to Powering Unelectrified and Under-Electrified Healthcare Facilities. https://www.wri.org/research/approach-powering-unelectrified-and-under-electrified-healthcare-facilities

Chicago

World Resources Institute. An Approach to Powering Unelectrified and Under-Electrified Healthcare Facilities. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/approach-powering-unelectrified-and-under-electrified-healthcare-facilities.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendapproach, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{An Approach to Powering Unelectrified and Under-Electrified Healthcare Facilities}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/approach-powering-unelectrified-and-under-electrified-healthcare-facilities}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }