BPP Partnership Impact Series: Generating energy security for essential healthcare in Solomon Islands
Since its launch, the Business Partnerships Platform (BPP) has worked with ambitious partners to deliver meaningful, lasting change in communities across the world. The BPP Partnership Impact Series celebrates the outcomes and lessons from our partnerships, highlighting their contributions to inclusive economic growth, resilience and sustainable development.
Our Off-Grid Renewable Energy partnerships across the Pacific and Timor-Leste focused on sustainable, locally-led solutions that expand energy access for remote and rural communities, while delivering tangible social and economic benefits. They are pilots for REnew Pacific, the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific’s (AIFFP) $75 million investment to scale off-grid renewable energy across the region. This partnership installed a solar hybrid energy system at Good Samaritan Hospital in Guadalcanal Province, enabling 24/7 healthcare for more than 43,000 people, and supporting the reinvestment of local funds into new health services for the community.
Generating energy security for essential healthcare in Solomon Islands
The partnership between Superfly Limited, Good Samaritan Hospital and the Australian Government, through the Business Partnerships Platform (BPP), is strengthening healthcare delivery in Solomon Islands.
Located in Guadalcanal Province, Good Samaritan Hospital serves more than 43,000 people across East Guadalcanal. For years, the hospital relied on a diesel generator running up to 20 hours a day, with frequent outages disrupting critical medical services.
Through this partnership, a solar hybrid energy system has been installed providing reliable, 24-hour power through a combination of solar, battery storage and backup generation. The system is transforming how essential healthcare services are delivered in this remote setting.
Key highlights
Highlights from the BPP partnership included:
- More than 43,000 people served by a hospital with reliable 24-hour power
- Diesel use reduced by 24,000 litres – a 95% reduction saving close to ~18,000 SBD/month
- Around 72 tonnes of CO₂ emissions avoided annually
- Consistent power supply supporting critical medical service.
Delivery snapshot
- 70 kW solar PV system installed
- 230 kWh battery storage and 45 kVA inverter system
- Hybrid system with integrated diesel backup for redundancy
- Real-time remote monitoring and system management.
Reliable energy now supports uninterrupted delivery of critical medical services and reliable power is strengthening the delivery of essential healthcare. Surgeries, childbirth and emergency care can now be carried out without disruption, while cold chain systems for medicines and vaccines are consistently maintained. Lighting, fans and critical equipment operate reliably across wards and operating areas, enabling staff to deliver care without the uncertainty of outages or fuel shortages.
Improved energy access is also delivering strong benefits for vulnerable and remote communities. Women and newborns now experience safer, well-lit conditions during childbirth, while patients across surrounding communities have more reliable access to healthcare services. Reduced system failures lower risks in critical and emergency care, and improved facility conditions support better patient outcomes and comfort.
The project also demonstrates a sustainable and scalable model for off-grid health facilities. Significant fuel savings are reducing operating costs, while remote monitoring and local maintenance support ensure long-term system performance. This approach is already being applied to additional clinics and health facilities across the Solomon Islands, with partnerships involving organisations such as WHO and UNICEF supporting further rollout.
Delivering the system required careful integration of solar, battery and diesel components. Early operation highlighted the importance of system design simplicity, informing future projects to adopt streamlined, single-supplier configurations to improve reliability and performance. Local staff have been trained to manage the system, supported by ongoing remote monitoring.
Building on this success, Superfly is now delivering systems under REnew Pacific, including installations at Atoifi Adventist Hospital and two secondary schools. These projects are expected to benefit more than 80,000 people while reducing diesel use by up to 95%.
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