Moner-Girona Magda, Kakoulaki Georgia, Falchetta Giacomo, Weiss Daniel J, Taylor Nigel
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy.
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Milan, Italy.
Joule. 2021 Oct 20;5(10):2687-2714. doi: 10.1016/j.joule.2021.09.010.
A potential response to the COVID-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with long-term benefits is to provide electricity for medical equipment in rural health centers and communities. This study identifies a large gap in the electrification of healthcare facilities in SSA, and it shows that decentralized photovoltaic systems can offer a clean, reliable, quick, and cost-effective solution. The cost of providing renewable electricity to each health facility by a stand-alone PV system is analyzed for a given location (incorporating operational costs). The upfront investment cost for providing electricity with PV to >50,000 facilities (mostly primary health posts) currently without electricity is estimated at EUR 484 million. Analysis of the accessibility and population distribution shows that 281 million people could reduce their travel time to healthcare facilities (by an average of 50 min) if all facilities were electrified.
为撒哈拉以南非洲地区(SSA)农村卫生中心和社区的医疗设备提供电力是应对新冠疫情的一项具有长期益处的潜在举措。本研究发现SSA地区医疗设施的电气化存在巨大差距,并表明分散式光伏系统可以提供一种清洁、可靠、快速且经济高效的解决方案。针对特定地点(包括运营成本),分析了独立光伏系统为每个卫生设施提供可再生电力的成本。为目前尚无电力的5万多个设施(主要是基层卫生站)提供光伏电力的前期投资成本估计为4.84亿欧元。可达性和人口分布分析表明,如果所有设施实现电气化,2.81亿人前往医疗设施的出行时间将缩短(平均缩短50分钟)。