A hospital in Transcarpathia has switched to solar power
In Ukraine, efforts continue to make hospitals less dependent on power outages. A new off-grid power system featuring a solar power plant, batteries, and inverters is already operational at the Khust Hospital in Zakarpattia. This will allow medical staff to continue working even during power outages.
The installation of a modern autonomous power supply system has been completed at the Khust Hospital in Zakarpattia. It includes an 80-kW solar power plant, inverters, and rechargeable batteries. This was reported by the Ministry of Energy. The new system operates on a simple principle. Solar panels generate electricity, inverters convert it for use in the hospital’s power grid, and batteries store the energy. If the power supply is interrupted, this reserve allows critical equipment to continue operating.
Thanks to the project, the hospital’s main medical building has been equipped with a backup power supply. Thirteen departments and units operate here. Among them are the emergency medicine department, interventional cardiology, anesthesiology, the operating room, radiology, the clinical diagnostic laboratory, the surgical, trauma, neurology, and rehabilitation departments, the functional diagnostics office, and the pharmacy. Every day, the Khust Hospital treats approximately 300 patients. Here, surgeries are performed, emergency care is provided, complex diagnostics are conducted, patients are treated in the intensive care unit, and rehabilitation is carried out. That is why an uninterrupted power supply is critical for such a facility.
In the event of accidents or power outages, medical equipment will be able to continue operating without interruption. This is especially important for operating rooms, intensive care units, laboratories, and other departments, where even a brief interruption in power supply can affect patient care. The hospital received the equipment and all installation work free of charge. The project was implemented as part of the “Ray of Hope” initiative, a joint effort by the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, and the Energy Community Secretariat.
The Ministry of Health emphasizes that the development of solar energy is a priority for Ukrainian healthcare. Such solutions help hospitals remain resilient even during attacks on energy infrastructure and power outages. “The new autonomous power supply system ensures the uninterrupted operation of critical medical equipment even in the event of a power outage,” the Ministry of Energy noted.
The project’s development will not end there. By the end of the year, as part of the “Ray of Hope” program, solar power plants are planned to be installed in an additional 60 Ukrainian hospitals. In addition, about 200 more medical facilities will receive similar autonomous power systems as part of the international HEAL project. As a result, an increasing number of Ukrainian hospitals will be able to operate reliably regardless of the situation in the power grid, and patients will be able to receive the necessary medical care without risk due to power outages. This was reported by the Ministry of Energy’s press service.
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