Best Generator Size for a Clinic or Small Hospital in Africa

What a clinic actually has to keep running

• Lighting, fans or air conditioning, and socket circuits.
• Vaccine fridge and medicine refrigerator, which must never be interrupted.
• Steriliser, autoclave, small diagnostic equipment and computers.
• Oxygen concentrator, where fitted.

Recommended sizes

• Small clinic or health post: 5 to 9 kW covers lighting, fridge, computer and small steriliser.
• Clinic with a vaccine cold chain and air conditioning: 12 to 15 kW.
• Small hospital with wards and a laboratory: 18 kW and above, and consider two sets for redundancy.

Always choose silent type for a clinic

• A clinic is usually close to patients and to neighbours, so noise matters as much as power.
• Our silent diesel sets run at 70-75 dB(A) at 7 metres, comparable to a normal conversation at close range.

Protect the vaccine cold chain

• Ask for a set with an automatic transfer switch so the changeover happens within seconds of an outage.
• Install a surge protector to protect sensitive medical equipment from voltage spikes.
• Keep a spare set of filters and injectors on site, and agree a maintenance interval with your supplier.