The government is mulling installing solar systems at public health facilities across the country as solar has several advantages over other forms of energy.
This was said by Energy Minister Fortune Chasi while speaking at Chitungwiza Central Hospital on Tuesday. He said:
As you can see solar installations are now everywhere, at residential, commercial and industrial establishments. Establishments like hospitals and other medical institutions have a high demand for power and as such installing solar panels is the way to go for such organisations.
The healthcare industry has a high requirement of power for running sophisticated machinery and equipment. Many of the medical machinery such as ventilators, MRI machines, and CT scanners hence solar system is vital in health centres.
Chasi further argued for the use of solar energy as the system will run for at least 25 years with little maintenance needed.