SCF BRINGS SOLAR POWER IN TANZANIA!
SCF is proud to announce that on June 4th, 2020 Power Providers Solar Company commissioned and completed phase 2 of our solar power project for BDDH (Biharamulo Designated District Hospital). This has been a 4 yr. project from conception to completion. With the completion of phase 2 we have financed a project that supplies greater then 90% of the day time electrical energy use at BDDH. The solar project also charges batteries for night use and depending on demand and weather (clouds) the hospital could get 100% of it’s energy from solar power during the day.
This is a significant improvement for BDDH, for Biharamulo and for Tanzania by many counts. The solar system saves money for the hospital, produces less CO2, and air pollution. It also results in less dependence on diesel fuel and a model for the future of clean energy production for Tanzania and Sub Saharan Africa. In addition there is another part of this project that is hard to measure but is vitally important. Heath care today is dependent on electricity. Whether it is an emergency operation in the middle of the night or just providing good safe bedside care, electricity is needed. Electrical power is not just for lighting. 21st century health care demands computers, data and devices. Every provider of health care in Biharamulo has faced an emergency situation at BDDH where the power goes out at a critical moment. This is never worse than at night. Nobody chooses to operate at night. So, if you are operating in the middle of the night, it’s an emergency! Now take the increased risk of an emergency operation and throw in a power outage with a complete blackout. Without light, surgery cannot continue. Believe me, I have been there. Try doing a complicated, emergency C section in the middle of the night with a flashlight or kerosene lamps. You have just been thrown from an emergency to a full blown disaster. And, unless you have a lot of luck you are also now an active contributor to the Tanzanian national maternal and neonatal mortality rate. This is just not acceptable anytime, especially in 2020.
We are very excited to add to the quality of health care delivery at BDDH with the completion of this solar power project.
Below, see weekly solar energy production from the system:
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