Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has commissioned new solar energy systems for 10 major hospitals across Sierra Leone, including facilities in Freetown, Makeni, Kenema, and several other towns.
The installation, totalling 2.25MWp of clean energy, aims to boost the delivery of essential health services by ensuring reliable, low-cost power in key healthcare institutions.
Speaking at the commissioning held at Connaught Hospital in Freetown, the Vice President highlighted the significance of this intervention in improving healthcare delivery nationwide.
“With 2.25MWp of clean power now installed, our health workforce can more effectively deliver life-saving treatment,” Dr. Jalloh stated.
“This contributes to the significant gains we have already made in increasing access to vaccines and reducing child and maternal mortality.”
He expressed gratitude to the Ministry of Health, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), and other development partners for their timely support.
“This effort ensures the availability of reliable and affordable energy in our frontline hospitals,” he added.
Meanwhile, according to Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll), as efforts to electrify social infrastructure in Sierra Leone are accelerating significantly, increased coordination and guidance on minimum technical standards can also have a significant impact in the short-term on the quality of electrification efforts from development partners.
