FG Approves Financing Framework To Electrify 30% Of Health Facilities By 2027

The federal government has approved a financing framework and key institutional reforms to accelerate the electrification of health facilities across the country, targeting reliable 24-hour electricity in at least 30 per cent of Nigeria’s health facilities by the end of 2027.

The approval was granted on Tuesday at the third meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee (IMSC) of the Nigeria Power for Health Initiative (NPHI), a presidential initiative jointly coordinated by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and the Federal Ministry of Power to expand sustainable energy access in the health sector.

Speaking after the meeting, the Minister of State for Health a...