WASH and Energy Learning Brief

As the Sustainable Development Goals prompt strategy shifts from hand pumps to more robust piped-water systems, there is often a reliance on solar energy for pumping in rural areas. Since pumping water can require significant power demand, World Vision and our partners are evaluating the feasibility of combined WASH and electricity service delivery to leverage economies of scale and shared resources to meet multiple power needs in a cost-effective manner. This approach includes installing microgrid energy systems to meet institutional power demands (healthcare facilities and schools), then expanding to meet community demands and other productive uses of both water and electricity.