Five hospitals benefited from installation of photovoltaic panels thanks to EU, UNDP

12:55 | 11.10.2023 Category: Economic

Chisinau, 11 October /MOLDPRES/- The European Union is investing 500,000 euros through UNDP for the installation of photovoltaic panels with a total capacity of 600 kW on the roofs of five hospitals. They are located in Florești, Nisporeni, Ștefan Vodă, Cahul and Călărași districts.

The installation of photovoltaic panels comes as a response to the energy crisis that the Republic of Moldova is going through and the high costs incurred by medical institutions.

In Nisporeni, 242 photovoltaic panels were installed, with a capacity of 140 kW.

"All the medical equipment in our institution is based on electricity. With the coming of the cold season, we will have a benefit, because the water is also heated by electricity. These panels will bring us a benefit, namely in reducing expenses on the electricity bill,” says Nadejda Ulinici, Director of the Nisporeni District Hospital.

With a budget of €13 million allocated by the European Union, the programme "Addressing the impacts of the energy crisis in the Republic of Moldova", implemented by UNDP, has supported the creation of the platform compensatii.gov.md and will launch a campaign to replace old household appliances with new energy-efficient ones. The programme finances the installation of photovoltaic panels in households and several hospitals, as well as the change of central heating systems in several blocks to more efficient horizontal distribution systems.

PHOTO: UNDP

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