A solar power plant (SPP) has been installed at the Khmelnytsky Infectious Diseases Hospital.
This was reported by the NGO EcoClub, which accompanied the installation.
It has a capacity of 54 kW and will work together with batteries with a capacity of 28.8 kWh. The solar power plant will be able to provide a stable power supply for three buildings of the medical facility during power outages. The estimated annual savings on electricity bills for the hospital will amount to UAH 400,000.
The total cost of the project is UAH 2 million 200 thousand. UAH 258 thousand was allocated from the community budget.
The project was implemented by the Yellowblue Force Foundation under the coordination of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and with financial support from Citi Ukraine.
Photo: ecoclubrivne.org.
The Khmelnytsky Infectious Diseases Hospital serves approximately 250,000 people. persons It has 5 departments, laboratories, X-ray and ultrasound rooms. There are 150 beds for inpatient treatment, including 11 intensive care beds with ventilators.
The head of the energy management department of the Khmelnytskyi City Council, Dmytro Leskiv, said that the local authorities plan to continue installing SPPs on the roofs of the hospital. Officials want to supply excess generation to the grid using a self-generation mechanism.
"This will allow the institution to save even more and invest in its development," said Dmytro Leskiv.
Health Minister Viktor Liashko said that more than 90 medical institutions in Ukraine are currently equipped with solar power plants.
Earlier, EcoPolitic reported that Naftogaz helps to install solar power plants in Ukrainian hospitals.
