To address power outages and the challenge of connection to the national grid, the Borno State, government is to connect six general hospitals to be electrified with solar energy before the end of the year.
The electrification of the hospitals, are to be carried out in critical and emergency centres, including theatre rooms and Accident and Emergency Units (AEUs).
This was disclosed yesterday by Governor Kashim Shettima, while inspecting the Simba Solar Energy Project in Maiduguri.
He said the hospitals that were recently rehabilitated and rebuilt by government, however, lacked electricity supply from the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) to effectively deliver health care services to people in the rural areas.
The governor, therefore, directed Mr. Peter John Mamza of Simba, to present a submission to his office on the electrification of the six hospitals, which will start as a pilot project.
Speaking on the efficacy of solar energy, Shettima said: “The electrification of these hospitals by Simba was to test the efficacy of your technology in Borno State. Government also wants to know whether your technology is effective or not, as the world has become a global village.
“So, your installation of these solar panels and batteries has to be comprehensive with the separation of wirings to critical centres of each of the six hospitals.”
The six hospitals to be electrified are sited in Uba, Bama, Gwoza, Konduga, Marte and Guzamala, 237 kilometres north of Maiduguri, the state capital.
National Mirror
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