Power for All kicked off the Power for Health Campaign in Burkina Faso in partnership with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Learn about the upcoming launch of the Access Insights Platform (AIP) data visualization platform in Uganda by Catalyst Off-Grid Advisors. Also, we are excited to welcome two new members to our team. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/campaign-updates/campaign-update-july-2021
The report ‘Future-Ready Jharkhand RE-Powering Health Sector in Jharkhand’ explores how decentralised energy can be an enabler of change for the health sector in Jharkhand. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/reports/future-ready-jharkhand-re-powering-health-sector-jharkhand
Today, nearly 20 leaders from think tanks, research groups, renewable energy companies, sustainable development organizations, industry associations, and health care services have come together to publish an open letter calling for action, making the case for solarizing all unelectrified sub-centres in rural India, clearly outlining steps needed to get us to that goal. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/press-releases/indian-leaders-call-improvement-rural-healthcare-solarization-of-clinics
In this month's Power for All newsletter, we feature some of the pioneering collaborations catalyzing the rapid spread of decentralized renewable energy, and in the process powering improvements in health, education, agriculture and much more. This article spotlights leading multi-stakeholder clean energy initiatives, and the important role of innovative governments. Learn about the programs helping countries meet their development goals https://us11.campaign-archive.com/?u=885ff8bc6c2476e70788542c5&id=fa2126f75b
Roadmap projects power demand of 175 MW in next 10 year with environmental co-benefits in health sector https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/press-releases/solarisation-of-health-sector-can-save-559-crore-state-exchequer
A new dashboard of Power for All's various media channels shows the important role we're playing in communicating about the sector. We also coordinated a call to action to solarize unelectrified health clinics in rural in India that is expanding to Africa, and joined a webinar on the opportunity for solar DC appliances and were featured on a leading energy podcast. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/campaign-updates/campaign-update-may-2020
The decentralized renewable energy (DRE) sector has helped 100 million people gain access to clean energy, saved billions of dollars for families living under the poverty line, and improved health, welfare and education––and it has done so with only limited planning and policy support. So what would success look like with more support, and which policies would make the most difference? Our March newsletter explores the findings of a Power for All DRE company survey on the most effective levers for market growth. In this article, learn which actions practitioners think would turbo charge energy access https://us11.campaign-archive.com/?u=885ff8bc6c2476e70788542c5&id=182ef41d5a
Power for All was launched 5 years ago today on May 21, 2015. It's a time to celebrate, but also a time to reflect. We face great disruption in the world, compounded by an unprecedented health crisis. Our CEO Kristina Skierka writes about Power for All's incredible journey, our successes and struggles, and explores the road ahead for the decentralized renewable energy sector. https://www.powerforall.org/insights/energy-policy/repurposing-covid-19-response-sdg-7
Access to electricity saves lives. Lack of it can take them. Yet universal healthcare's reliance on energy is still not given enough attention in the fight for sustainable development. Energy underpins modern healthcare, whether through connectivity to telemedicine, safe delivery of babies, or refrigeration of vaccines. The stakes couldn't be higher, and international focus on strengthening health systems must put energy front and center. https://mailchi.mp/powerforall/march-2018-when-power-is-life-or-death-948889