Following the recent visit by John Swinney, First Minister of Scotland, to Zambia and Malawi, we were honoured that he had the opportunity to visit some of our ongoing clean energy transition projects across the SADC region, initiatives that are transforming access to reliable power in critical health facilities.
During his visit, John Swinney toured the Lusaka Blantyre Blantyre Laboratory on the University of Zambia Ridgeway Campus, home to Zambia’s largest teaching hospital, where solar energy is helping ensure uninterrupted power for healthcare delivery. He also visited the Blantyre Blantyre Research Facility which sits within the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS) campus one of African Sun Energy successful completed projects, this was the first health facility to receive solar in Malawi, and the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Malawi; the next phase of our project in partnership with Shield Project and Oxford University, where our Renewable Energy Engineer, Ms. Leticia Siyaya, is leading the implementation of a solar project designed to power key hospital operations. The motivation is to solarize 500 regional hospitals in Southern Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa and Zambia.
These projects, including completed systems at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS) in Malawi and the University of Zambia (UNZA), mark major milestones in Africa’s clean energy transition. Having kickstarted the next phase which will solarise 38MW of several regional health facilities, aimed at strengthening healthcare resilience through sustainable power.
Funded by the Scottish Government International Development Department and led by the University of Glasgow, these initiatives highlight the power of international collaboration in driving shared global progress. Through this partnership, the Scottish Government is helping build a fairer, greener future for people around the world, supporting both job retention and training in in the clean technology sector in Scotland and the creation of new jobs across Southern Africa.
As the partnership continues to grow, African Sun Energy (ASE) has started 2 new health sector projects in Botswana, including Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital and Nyangabgwe hospital: 2nd largest hospital in Botswana serving over a million of people. In addition, 17 clinics across Francistown will be solarised, further extending the benefits of solar power to more communities across Southern Africa.
ASE is proud to be the implementing partner of this transformative journey, harnessing the sun to light up hospitals.
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Tachenama Nomsa Pusoetsile
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African Sun Energy
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