Solar Power for Resilient Healthcare Systems in Nigeria: Regulatory, Financial, and Organizational Options for Sustainable Business Models

Maria Augusta Paim; Obindah  Gershon; Adebola Adeyemi; Smith Azubuike; Xiaoyi Mu; Volker Roeben

Solar Power for Resilient Healthcare Systems in Nigeria: Regulatory, Financial, and Organizational Options for Sustainable Business Models

Maria Augusta Paim (Lead / Corresponding author), Obindah Gershon, Adebola Adeyemi, Smith Azubuike, Xiaoyi Mu, Volker Roeben

Energy Environment and Society

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

127 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

This article investigates sustainable business models for the electrification of primary healthcare facilities (PHCs) through Renewable Energy (RE) in Nigeria. The PHCs using Luminous or lithium batteries require careful allocation of costs potentially among the government, financial institutions and donors. PHCs are unable to bear the operation and maintenance costs, as well as battery replacement in the long term. The university teaching hospitals and small and medium-sized businesses in the surrounding areas can be an option to keep the system working. The Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency (REA) is strategically positioned to coordinate initiatives in integrating the health and energy sectors.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Energy and Development
Volume	48
Issue number	1-2
Publication status	Published - Nov 2023

Keywords

Solar Power
Healthcare Facilities
Nigeria
Sustainable Business Models
Renewable Energy Law and Regulation
Finance and Organisation

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

Author Accepted ManuscriptAccepted author manuscript, 412 KB

Cite this

@article{44c13827405e40cd8857bdb25f9c0ac4,

title = "Solar Power for Resilient Healthcare Systems in Nigeria: Regulatory, Financial, and Organizational Options for Sustainable Business Models",

abstract = "This article investigates sustainable business models for the electrification of primary healthcare facilities (PHCs) through Renewable Energy (RE) in Nigeria. The PHCs using Luminous or lithium batteries require careful allocation of costs potentially among the government, financial institutions and donors. PHCs are unable to bear the operation and maintenance costs, as well as battery replacement in the long term. The university teaching hospitals and small and medium-sized businesses in the surrounding areas can be an option to keep the system working. The Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency (REA) is strategically positioned to coordinate initiatives in integrating the health and energy sectors.",

keywords = "Solar Power, Healthcare Facilities, Nigeria, Sustainable Business Models, Renewable Energy Law and Regulation, Finance and Organisation",

author = "Paim, {Maria Augusta} and Obindah Gershon and Adebola Adeyemi and Smith Azubuike and Xiaoyi Mu and Volker Roeben",

note = "Funding Information: This research was made possible by a grant from the Scottish Funding Council under the UK Research and Innovation Scheme Global Challenge Research Fund – GCRF.",

year = "2023",

month = nov,

language = "English",

volume = "48",

journal = "Journal of Energy and Development",

issn = "0361-4476",

publisher = "International Research Center for Energy and Economic Development",

number = "1-2",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Solar Power for Resilient Healthcare Systems in Nigeria: Regulatory, Financial, and Organizational Options for Sustainable Business Models

AU - Paim, Maria Augusta

AU - Gershon, Obindah

AU - Adeyemi, Adebola

AU - Azubuike, Smith

AU - Mu, Xiaoyi

AU - Roeben, Volker

N1 - Funding Information: This research was made possible by a grant from the Scottish Funding Council under the UK Research and Innovation Scheme Global Challenge Research Fund – GCRF.

PY - 2023/11

Y1 - 2023/11

N2 - This article investigates sustainable business models for the electrification of primary healthcare facilities (PHCs) through Renewable Energy (RE) in Nigeria. The PHCs using Luminous or lithium batteries require careful allocation of costs potentially among the government, financial institutions and donors. PHCs are unable to bear the operation and maintenance costs, as well as battery replacement in the long term. The university teaching hospitals and small and medium-sized businesses in the surrounding areas can be an option to keep the system working. The Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency (REA) is strategically positioned to coordinate initiatives in integrating the health and energy sectors.

AB - This article investigates sustainable business models for the electrification of primary healthcare facilities (PHCs) through Renewable Energy (RE) in Nigeria. The PHCs using Luminous or lithium batteries require careful allocation of costs potentially among the government, financial institutions and donors. PHCs are unable to bear the operation and maintenance costs, as well as battery replacement in the long term. The university teaching hospitals and small and medium-sized businesses in the surrounding areas can be an option to keep the system working. The Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency (REA) is strategically positioned to coordinate initiatives in integrating the health and energy sectors.

KW - Solar Power

KW - Healthcare Facilities

KW - Nigeria

KW - Sustainable Business Models

KW - Renewable Energy Law and Regulation

KW - Finance and Organisation

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85186933710&partnerID=8YFLogxK

M3 - Article

SN - 0361-4476

VL - 48

JO - Journal of Energy and Development

JF - Journal of Energy and Development

IS - 1-2

ER -

Solar Power for Resilient Healthcare Systems in Nigeria: Regulatory, Financial, and Organizational Options for Sustainable Business Models

Abstract

Keywords

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this