Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals receive national funding to reduce carbon emissions
Published date: Tuesday 17 February 2026
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals is set to benefit from more than £1 million of funding as part of a major national decarbonisation programme to support the delivery of clean energy.
The funding, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Great British Energy, will enable the trust to install solar panels at Warrington Hospital. In total, 996 panels will be installed, generating almost 450,867 kWh of electricity each year.
The funding will also support the installation of LED lighting improvements at Halton Hospital
to deliver energy efficiency upgrades. It is estimated that the installation of the solar panels and upgraded lighting will help to save the organisation almost £172,000 each year.
Nikhil Khashu, chief executive of Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals, said: “We welcome this latest round of national funding which will help us continue to make improvements to our estate and infrastructure.
“This much needed investment not only supports our goal of achieving net zero carbon by 2040 but will also enable us to reduce energy bills, in turn releasing funds that can be invested into frontline services and patient care.”
This latest funding award reflects the trust’s long-term ambitions to deliver healthcare that is sustainable for the future.
Professor Andrew Furber, Regional Director for Public Health at NHS England in the North West, said: “This announcement really pushes our NHS forward to achieving our commitment to becoming the first health system to achieve net zero, and this funding will mean that the NHS across the North West is focused and ready for the future.
“Communities across our region will not only benefit from a cleaner, sustainable environment, but also from more money being directly put back into healthcare on the frontline through lower energy bills.”
The project forms part of a wider £74 million programme to upgrade energy technologies and improve energy efficiency across public buildings, helping to cut carbon emissions and bring down bills.