WITH the country experiencing increased load shedding due to the effects of climate change among other challenges, the installation of solar systems at most of the country’s health institutions is averting disasters and improving health care delivery.
While the Second Republic has significantly invested in power generation following years of neglect, the country still has an electricity supply deficit worsened by climate change as Zimbabwe lost close to almost 1 000 megawatts at Kariba Hydro Power Station due to low water levels.
The demand for power has seen members of the public and private sector heavily investing in renewable energy to complement power supplies from the grid.
However, the health sector has stood out as one of those to have embraced alternative energies to improve healthcare delivery as more clinics and hospitals both in urban and rural areas have installed solar energy.
In most parts of the country, a large number of panels are found at health institutions.
In a recent report, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) describes the intrinsic relationship between power supply and efficiency in delivery of health care.
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