Healthcare solar energy — Equator Solar

Healthcare

Power outages cost lives. We eliminate them.

Hospitals and clinics across Uganda depend on reliable electricity for ICU equipment, medical refrigeration, lighting, and surgical theatres. We design solar and battery systems that keep critical loads running — no gaps, no manual switching.

9+

Health installations across Uganda

14 yrs

Operating in East Africa

4,074 kWp

Total solar installed

The challenge

What organisations in this sector face

1

Grid outages interrupt surgery, shut down incubators, and spoil vaccine cold chains

2

Diesel generators are expensive, polluting, and create dangerous noise inside wards

3

Manual changeover from grid to genset introduces dangerous power gaps

4

Rising grid tariffs put electricity budgets under constant pressure

What We Deliver

Hospital-grade energy systems for critical operations.

24/7 power for critical equipment

ICU, surgical theatres, vaccine refrigeration, lighting and communications — always on.

Automatic protection against voltage drops and surges

Zero-gap changeover. No manual switching. No power gap during grid transitions.

Diesel runtime reduced by 50–80%

Generators run less, last longer, cost less. Noise and fumes inside wards reduced.

Measurable reduction in energy costs

Solar generation offsets grid and diesel spend. Systems sized to your actual load profile.

Full O&M and remote monitoring included

We stay involved after commissioning. Scheduled maintenance, remote alerts, rapid on-site response.

Delivered projects

Real installations. Real outcomes.

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Corsu Hospital

100 kWp PV + 120 kWh battery

Entebbe, Uganda

Solar-plus-storage ensuring uninterrupted power for critical clinical operations, ICU, and medical refrigeration. Zero-gap transition during grid outages.

Healthcare

Lubaga Hospital

72 kWp PV + Li-Ion battery emergency backup

Kampala, Uganda

Solar PV with lithium-ion battery covering critical loads during outages at one of Kampala's major hospitals.

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UNICEF / Ministry of Health Uganda

3–10 kWp + 5–15 kWh per site — 250 sites

Nationwide, Uganda

Design and installation of solar PV and battery systems at 250 public health centres across Uganda, in cooperation with UNICEF and the Ministry of Health.

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Salama Hospital

22 kWp PV + 21 kWh supercapacitor

Uganda

Whole-hospital solar backup using supercapacitor technology for near-instantaneous grid outage coverage.

FAQ

Common questions from healthcare teams.

Yes. We size battery backup specifically around your critical loads. Changeover is automatic and instantaneous — no manual switching, no power gap.

Our approach

How we size and deliver a system for your sector

01

Energy audit

We start by measuring your actual loads. 7–30 days of data logging gives us the load profile we need to size a system correctly for your operations.

02

System design

We design a hybrid system — solar, battery, grid or genset — that matches your load profile, budget, and operational requirements. No guesswork.

03

Installation & O&M

Our team installs and commissions the system. Ongoing O&M contracts ensure performance is maintained for the full system lifetime.

Healthcare sector flyer

One-page overview of our healthcare solar solutions, with reference projects and contact details.

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Tell us about your site and operations. We'll identify the right solution and outline next steps — at no cost.

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