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LAPSE:2023.7134
An Overview of Energy Access Solutions for Rural Healthcare Facilities
February 24, 2023
Quality in healthcare service is essential in giving rural dwellers a good standard of living. It has been established that many rural locations in Sub-Saharan Africa away from the grid connection have difficulty accessing electricity. The inaccessibility of reliable energy and essential medical equipment was the leading barrier to improved healthcare delivery in these rural locations. The deficiency of basic medical equipment to power essential services due to limited or unreliable electricity access has reduced rural healthcare workers’ care capabilities, resulting in higher mortality rates. This paper, therefore, reviews the existing energy solutions for rural healthcare facilities, thereby analysing different approaches and the geographical energy mix and ascertaining the effectiveness of various techniques and energy mix as solutions to effective healthcare delivery in healthcare centres. Hybrid Renewable Energy Sources (HRES) microsystems, like microgrids incorporated with solar panels and battery, is identified to ensure higher and more reliable energy access in rural healthcare centres. At the same time, the adoption of Demand Side Management (DSM) in the HRES deployment in countryside healthcare facilities is reported to decrease the initial cost of installation and improve efficiency. Lastly, in improving energy access, rural electrification planning is achieved through modelling tools related to energy access modelling.
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demand side management, energy access, hybrid renewable energy sources, rural healthcare
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Olatomiwa L, Sadiq AA, Longe OM, Ambafi JG, Jack KE, Abd'azeez TA, Adeniyi S. An Overview of Energy Access Solutions for Rural Healthcare Facilities. (2023). LAPSE:2023.7134
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Olatomiwa L: Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Minna P.M.B. 65, Niger State, Nigeria; Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa [ORCID]
Sadiq AA: Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Minna P.M.B. 65, Niger State, Nigeria [ORCID]
Longe OM: Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa [ORCID]
Ambafi JG: Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Minna P.M.B. 65, Niger State, Nigeria [ORCID]
Jack KE: Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Minna P.M.B. 65, Niger State, Nigeria [ORCID]
Abd'azeez TA: Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Minna P.M.B. 65, Niger State, Nigeria
Adeniyi S: Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Minna P.M.B. 65, Niger State, Nigeria
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Energies
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15
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24
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9554
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2022
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2022-12-16
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1996-1073
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