In Malawi, bringing clean and sustainable energy to a rehabilitation centre.
Saint Mary’s Rehabilitation Centre, in Chezi, Malawi, provides housing and 24 hours medical assistance to 130 AIDS orphans and their caretakers, as well as ambulatory medical and educational assistance to a large number of other children and vulnerable elderly from the surrounding population.
Project Promoter:
Fundación Energía Sin Fronteras
Malawi
Chezi, Dowa district
The Centre suffers from a very deficient electrical supply from the national grid. Power cut-offs ranging from 4 hours to several days, are usually solved by a diesel generator, but its operational costs are unaffordable.
The project will install five independent photovoltaic power supply systems in five buildings of the complex and an additional solar system for water pumping.
Expected outputs:
- Saint Mary’s Rehabilitation Centre’s energetic self-sufficiency
- Safe and sustainable ambulatory medical and educational assistance to children and vulnerable elderly from the surrounding population
- Irrigation for vegetable gardens
Status july 2020:
- Technical design of the solar installations complete
- Installation and Commissioning of the PV System
- 5 buildings of the Centre running on solar energy
- Training sessions on system maintenance held
- Extra funding raised next to third parties
- Execution rate: 100%