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Scope
In Nigeria’s rapidly evolving energy landscape, healthcare facilities face a critical operational crisis driven by national grid instability and skyrocketing diesel prices. Frequent outages not only compromise patient care and essential cold-chain storage but also ground vital Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems, forcing a heavy reliance on polluting fossil-fuel generation that conflicts directly with Nigeria’s 2060 net-zero emissions target.
To address this systemic challenge, SunElektrica Limited stepped into a strategic advisory and fundraising capacity for Apline Care Energy Limited (ACE). The core intervention focuses on transitioning Nigerian healthcare infrastructure to clean energy through an innovative Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) and rent-to-own subscription model, removing upfront capital barriers for vulnerable facilities. ACE targets the comprehensive electrification of over 200 healthcare facilities, comprising 20% private and 80% public hospitals—primarily located in Lagos, Ogun and Kano States.
Leveraging its deep technical advisory expertise, SunElektrica refined ACE’s operational model to seamlessly integrate with global climate finance standards and Gender, Equity, Diversity, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) objectives. By structuring custom stakeholder insights and financial sustainability indices, SunElektrica demonstrated the project’s capacity to drive over 40% in energy cost savings for local providers. This technical data was translated into bankable concept notes and grant frameworks to target premium funding windows, facilitating ACE’s grant applications to pipelines such as the International Climate Initiative (IKI) Small Grants. Furthermore, they formulated the underlying emissions-reduction narratives and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) tables required to clear the rigorous evaluation thresholds of the programme.
To safeguard donor investments, SunElektrica instituted an institutional-grade MEL framework that establishes clear baselines and tracking indicators across facility operating hours, patient visit logs, and USG investment leverage tracking. Ultimately, this strategic oversight and fundraising facilitation aim to unlock profound systemic benefits for Nigeria’s social infrastructure. The deployment is structured to drive a substantial reduction in CO2 emissions, empower medical staff with continuous power for critical health service delivery, and decrease immediate energy expenditures by over 40%, directly freeing up scarce capital to be reallocated toward essential patient care.
Project Information
Client:
Apline Care Energy (ACE)
Project:
Various
Year
2026
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