Energizing Healthcare 2025
This power-packed conference is co-organised by Sustainable Energy for All and the Health and Energy Platform of Action (HEPA) hosted by the World Health Organisation, with additional support from UK aid by the UK government via the Transforming Energy Access (TEA) platform. The event is proudly held in collaboration with Kenya's Ministry of Energy and Petroleum and Ministry of Health.
The event will be dedicated to accelerating action on powering healthcare facilities in the Global South with clean and reliable energy. It will serve as an energizing platform for stakeholders from the energy, health and climate sectors to have exciting and unconventional discussions on healthcare electrification, find innovative ways to address challenges, and create and strengthen alliances to drive healthcare electrification in the Global South.
Interested to join us? Request an invitation by emailing us at poweringhealthcare@seforall.org
AGENDA
| Time | Session Name | Session Description |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | ||
| 8:45 - 9:30 | Badge collection + coffee | |
| 9:30 – 10:30 | Keynotes and Opening Remarks | High-level keynotes and opening remarks to kick off the conference |
| 10:30 – 10:50 | State of the Market in Healthcare Electrification | Scene-setting presentation by 3 co-organisers; taking stock of progress and identifying opportunities |
| 10:50 – 11:00 | #SDG7for3and13 Impact Story | A compelling, real-world story showcasing how sustainable energy transformed health outcomes and climate resilience in a community |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee | |
| 11:30 – 12:45 | High-level Panel Discussion Learning by Unlearning – Enabling Healthcare Electrification | How can we jointly create the right enabling framework for healthcare electrification by sharing our success stories but also our not-so-successful stories? This discussion will be dedicated to acknowledging that learning by unlearning is key to growth and speakers will share lessons learned through failure stories so we can collectively create positive impact. |
| 12:45 – 1:45 | Lunch | |
| 1:45 – 3:00 | Panel Discussion Money Matters - Financing Healthcare Electrification | What does the landscape of capital going into health facility electrification (HFE) look like? What are the lessons learned and some best practices in financing HFE; what is the role of different sources of capital (public vs private; energy vs health) in closing financing gaps including donor concessional capital? |
| 1:45 – 3:00 | Workshop Monitoring Impact - Indicators for MEL | What are emerging lessons and best practices in designing monitoring and evaluation strategies, and how can we arrive at a set of standardised indicators for the sector? |
| 3:05 – 4:20 | Panel discussion Powering Coordination for Accelerated Electrification | What are the current challenges in coordination between global energy and health sectors, and also in-country stakeholders . How can different coordination mechanisms including the Health Facility Electrification Compact, HETA and HEPA help improve the situation? |
| 3:05 – 4:20 | Roundtable/ Interactive discussion Powering Equitable Opportunities - Gender Equality and Social Inclusion | Why is gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) important in delivering health facility electrification? How is it done, and where are we lagging behind? This roundtable will aim to highlight the challenges, best practices and opportunities in GESI in this sector. |
| 4:20 – 4:50 | Coffee | |
| 4:50 – 5:00 | #SDG7for3and13 Impact Story | A compelling, real-world story showcasing how sustainable energy transformed health outcomes and climate resilience in a community |
| 5:00 – 5:45 | PechaKucha Innovators’ Hub | Quick interesting visual presentations of innovative projects on the ground delivering impact |
| 6:00 - 8:00 | Networking Reception | |
| Day 2 | ||
| 9:00 – 9:15 | Power Pulse | A quick recap of Day 1 |
| 9:00 – 10:30 | Opening Plenary Energy Delivery and Sustainability in Healthcare Electrification | What are the emerging trends in delivery models for healthcare electrification? What are the the associated benefits and challenges of different models in terms of scalability and sustainability? How can different delivery models ensure long term operations and maintenance? |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | #SDG7for3and13 Impact Story | A compelling, real-world story showcasing how sustainable energy transformed health outcomes and climate resilience in a community |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee | |
| 11:15 – 12:30 | Roundtable Cross-country Conversations Track: HFE Deep-dive | An intimate discussion between country representatives about their challenges and successes in different aspects of healthcare electrification, i.e, financing, coordination, delivery models, policy, etc. – to facilitate cross-country learning. Do countries have an interministerial coordination mechanism, a master database of health facilities for electrification, minimum technical standards, etc.? If not, what are the barriers? |
| 11:15 – 12:30 | Fishbowl The Climate-Health-Energy Nexus Track: Resilience | The audience will engage in an interactive discussion focused on the climate-health-energy nexus brainstorming various ideas: how can we improve climate resilience of healthcare systems, how can we get more climate finance into the sector, how can the energy sector help prepare for the impacts of changing climate like disasters, epidemics and pandemics, etc. |
| 11:15 – 12:30 | Lightning Talks + Moderated Discussion Breakthroughs in Data and AI Track: Technology | Learning about the role of and progress in data analytics, geospatial data management, remote monitoring, and artificial intelligence (AI) to help accelerate HFE |
| 12:30 – 1:30 | Lunch | |
| 1:30 – 2:45 | Roundtable Energy delivery models: Energy-as-a-Service to address the O&M Conundrum? Track: HFE Deep-dive | Is Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) the silver bullet for long-term sustainability in electrifying health facilities? How can we move away from a one-size-fits-all approach? In which countries is the EaaS model feasible, and where it isn't, what are other models in place with good results for sustainability? What does an expanded role for private sector in a public-private partnership look like? |
| 1:30 – 2:45 | Roundtable Humanitarian Energy and Emergencies Track: Resilience | How can we ensure fully-powered health facilities in humanitarian settings? What delivery models and financing instruments work? How can we ensure a functional healthcare system during emergencies caused by conflict and climate change, through reliable electricity? |
| 1:30 – 2:45 | Roundtable Advancements in Cold Chain and Energy-efficient Equipment Track: Technology | State of play of cold chain equipment and energy-efficient electricity-dependent medical appliances; how can health facility electrification players be better equipped and coordinated to enable such appliances? |
| 2:50 – 4:10 | Roundtable Innovative Financing Mechanisms Track: HFE Deep-dive | How can innovative financing instruments be used for de-risking and sustainable electrification of health facilities? For instance, how can D-RECs, P-RECs, guarantees, de-risking funds, etc. be leveraged and deployed? What are the barriers and how can we overcome them? Who are the main actors working on these instruments and some key lessons learned? |
| 2:50 – 4:10 | Roundtable Electrification and WASH Track: Resilience | How can electrification of health facilities help ensure reliable access to clean water and maintain proper sanitation and hygiene? This roundtable aims to highlight the lessons and good practices in integrating WASH and HFE efforts. |
| 2:50 – 4:10 | Lightning Talks + Q&A Synergies with Digital Connectivity Track: Technology | What is the role of digital connectivity in enhancing health outcomes and how does bringing 24/7 electricity in health facilities also enable better digital connectivity? |
| 4:10 – 4:40 | Coffee | |
| 4:40 – 4:50 | #SDG7for3and13 Impact Story | A compelling, real-world story showcasing how sustainable energy transformed health outcomes and climate resilience in a community |
| 4:50 – 5:30 | Closing remarks | Wrapping up with the main highlights of the conference, key announcements made and collective action for the future |