COVID-19 hospital will aid patients and environment

Panama’s  modular hospital in Albrook, built to treat coronavirus patients  has been equipped with  a solar water heating system by the  Panama Solar Thermal Project, executed by the UN Environment Program (Pnuma) and the Ministry of  Energy.

The system based on solar energy generates up to 1,200 liters of hot water per day for hygiene and cleaning of the health center.

Being a 100% renewable technology, the heater will help not only eliminate energy billing for water heating but also avoid carbon emissions.

“ UNEP’s priority is to help stop the spread of COVID-19 to save lives. In doing so, we want to help countries to respond to this emergency in a sustainable way, avoiding further damage to the environment, ”said UNEP regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Leo Heileman.