New Bortianor, Ghana – July 25, 2024 – The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) is proud to announce the inauguration of solarization projects at three hospitals in Ghana. These projects include a 61KWp system at Finney Hospital, a 21KWp system at Barnor Memorial Contact online >>
New Bortianor, Ghana – July 25, 2024 – The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) is proud to announce the inauguration of solarization projects at three hospitals in Ghana. These projects include a 61KWp system at Finney Hospital, a 21KWp system at Barnor Memorial Hospital, and a 30KWp system at Mother-Love Hospital.
Developed and implemented in partnership with Tradeworks Limited, a local solar energy company, these projects received technical support and co-funding from ECREEE through the ECOWAS Special Intervention Fund (ESIF). The solar systems will ensure an uninterrupted power supply to the beneficiary hospitals, significantly contributing to the provision of excellent healthcare services in their respective communities.
The inauguration ceremony at Finney Hospital was attended by several notable figures, including the Director for Renewable Energy, Mr. Seth Mahu, who represented the Honourable Minister of Energy of Ghana; the Director for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency at the Energy Commission of Ghana, Mr. Kofi Agyarko, who represented the Executive Secretary; Executive Director of ECREEE, Mr. Jean Francis Sempore; the Chief Medical Director of Finney Hospital, Dr. Allen Steele-Dadzie; and the Chief Executive Officer of Tradeworks Limited, Mr. Randy Sey.
These projects mark a significant step forward in enhancing the quality of healthcare services in the region. By providing uninterrupted power supply through these solar systems, the project ensures that medical facilities can operate efficiently without the disruptions caused by power outages.
As part of its commitment to deliver premium orthopedic healthcare in Ghana and beyond, the Foundation of Complex Orthopaedic Spine (FOCOS) has commissioned a large off-grid solar powered project.
The 700kwh Hybrid Solar System with 1LMWH Battery Storage has been touted by experts as the largest in Africa for a hospital. The project, which is the first of its kind in the nation, estimated at over $1.5 million, was made possible through the benevolence of United States-based couple (Mr. and Mrs. Heyland) and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC). Sun Power Innovations, the engineers behind the project, also gave a substantial discount on the project.
Expressing his excitement on the fruition of this project, Prof. Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, the President and Founder of FOCOS Hospital, appealed to the public to support FOCOS Hospital as it is a non-profit hospital taking care of patients who cannot afford spine, joint and bone-related surgery. He narrated how the funding of this project came into realization. He emphasized the fact that a grateful patient in the US (Heylands) decided to give towards patient sponsorships and other hospital projects including this solar project.
"For us, this means more money for the patients as the power bills will be reduced by at least 60%," he expressed his immense gratitude to the donors of this project. He also used the occasion to appeal to all and sundry to support an endowment fund campaign aimed at raising $50million to support needy patients and to build capacity for research, education and outreach programs. Such a fund will be made possible if at least 500,000 Ghanaians will each contribute GHS100 to this fund for a 5-year period.
Speaking on the plethora of benefits this installation will give FOCOS, Mr. Eric Adjah, Technical Lead for SunPower Innovation, said, "this is one of the first in the hospital sector which will help FOCOS Hospital cut down on its huge power bills and enjoy stable a 24-hour supply power, to the hospital, with the generator only serving as backup".
Among the FOCOS Management members present at the ceremony were: Ambassador Fritz Poku, Board Chairman of FOCOS Hospital, Prof. Joseph Ogyaadu, Medical Director, Dr. Ofori-Amankwah, Director for Medical Services and Dr. Irene Wulff, Associate Medical Director. The newly crowned Miss Ghana, Rebecca Kwabi, and her runner up were also in attendance.
The Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine is a non-profit organization, established in 1998 in the United States and Ghana by Prof. Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, who was Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University and the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). FOCOS'' mission is to provide the highest quality and affordable orthopedic care to those who would not otherwise have access to such treatment.
As in many developing and emerging countries, power outages are a recurring problem in Ghana. There is even a word for this: "dumsor". On top of this comes the instability of the electricity supply network. Both have a significant impact on the health sector, leaving operating theatres without light and life-saving medical equipment down. Photovoltaic-based electricity could provide a remedy, but the PV market in Ghana is still relatively undeveloped.
Bringing together Ghanaian partners, scientists, and practitioners from various disciplines, the EnerSHelf project aims to improve and disseminate marketable PV-based energy solutions specifically tailored for healthcare facilities in Ghana. By exploring technical and political economy aspects, experts seek to understand both the practical and institutional barriers that hinder the widespread adoption of such solutions.
Through interdisciplinary collaboration between engineering, natural sciences, and development economics, the project endeavors to develop a holistic understanding of how technological advancements intersect with institutional and political-economic contexts within the health-energy nexus. In particular, the question of how the interactions between the development and diffusion of technological solutions and the specific institutional and political-economic country context work will be addressed.
By facilitating the accelerated adoption of reliable PV solutions, the project indirectly contributes to sustainable development across economic, ecological, and social dimensions. A higher market share for renewable energies strengthens the overall sustainability of Ghana''s energy system while reducing harmful emissions and diesel consumption.
Furthermore, improved access to energy and reduced energy costs for healthcare facilities can lead to enhanced health outcomes. Over the long term, this may contribute to better population health, as the negative health impacts of diesel emissions are mitigated. Recognizing that both energy and health play crucial roles in driving per capita income growth and poverty reduction, the project''s comprehensive approach also holds potential for broader economic and social development at the macro level when combined with other multifaceted measures.
A team of German and Ghanaian researchers and technicians installed an automatic weather stations at health facilities located in Kumasi, Akwatia, and Kologo. The purpose of this equipment is to collect essential meteorological data for further analysis and research.
In March 2021, a group of researchers including Matthias Bebber, Stefanie Meilinger, Samer Chaaraoui, Silvan Rummeny, Thorsten Schneiders, and Eberhard Waffenschmidt published an IZNE Working Paper titled "PV-diesel-hybrid system for a hospital in Ghana - Connection of a PV battery storage model to an existing generator model". Lead author Matthias Bebber provides a summary of the working paper on the official EnerSHelF project website.
A PV system has been put into operation in Kologo. This article illustrates the need, application and management of the system: "A complete set-up of a PV-Hybrid power system at the Health-centre in Kologo, Ghana" this interview with Mohammed Abass from WestfalenWIND, his role in the EnerSHelF project and the challenges of setting up a photovoltaic hybrid plant at the pilot site in Kologo are discussed: Setting up a Photovoltaic-Hybrid System in Rural Ghana
These recent developments in the EnerSHelF project highlight significant progress and advancements towards realizing sustainable energy solutions for healthcare facilities in Ghana.
Solar photovoltaic (PV) hybrid systems provide electricity by harvesting the sun''s energy while having a battery or diesel generator as a backup. They can either be connected to the grid or serve as standalone systems. During the Covid-19 pandemic, such systems proved a good option to quickly electrify off-grid facilities and thus guarantee important services such as cooling for vaccine storage. Adequate healthcare generally requires reliable electricity for instruments and light, among other things.
The advantages of using solar energy to supply health facilities include crucial climate aspects. For example, solar PV systems can improve the resilience of health systems to climatic challenges such as extreme weather events which affect the conventional power supply. As solar PV systems increasingly replace diesel generators, they help to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and improve the local environment.
Solar PV (hybrid) systems are increasingly applied across sub-Saharan Africa including in Ghana, where interest in new forms of renewable energy grew in the late 1970s and early 1980s, driven by severe drought and energy security crises (Pedersen 2022). First solar panels were funded through bilateral or multilateral donor structures and set up in religious missions.
However, in the following decades, solar energy was not prioritised, not least because oil and gas resources were discovered in Ghana. In 2021, solar energy accounted for less than one percent of Ghana''s electricity mix which mostly relied on natural gas (62.6 %) and hydropower (34.1 %) according to data by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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