Hospital group’s impressive energy savings journey recognised

Private healthcare company Netcare Group replaced 108 000 inefficient lights and light fittings with modern energy efficient alternatives, and reduced its light-load by 40%, offsetting its hospitals’ carbon footprint by 16 000 t/y of carbon dioxide, says Netcare Group CEO Dr Richard Friedland. The group received the South African Energy Efficiency Confederation (SAEEC) Commercial Energy Project of the Year 2018 award for the project, which delivered energy savings of more than 17 000 000 kWh in the first year of operation.