In Raichur, India, the Sun beats down. It shines right onto solar panels on top of Government Maternity Hospital.

The solar panels soak up the sunlight. The Sun’s energy goes into batteries. The batteries supply the hospital with electricity.

Fans keep newborn babies cool. Lights stay on. Doctors can work without flashlights. Refrigerators keep running. Vaccines and medicines don’t spoil.

India has more than 1.4 billion people. The country’s leaders struggle to provide all those people with electricity. Power goes out often.

Government Maternity Hospital got solar panels last year. Before then, it used a diesel generator for backup power. The generator spewed smoke. That was bad for babies. Babies have tiny, new lungs. They need clean air to breathe.

Martha Jones is a nurse. She has helped deliver countless babies. She can tell the solar panels help. “We don’t even know when power is cut or when it has come back,” she says.

Do you know someone who has solar panels on the roof? It can cost a lot to have panels installed. But the panels can lower electric bill costs in the long run. In hospitals with unreliable electricity, they can save lives.

The India hospital serves thousands who can’t afford private health care. “We would be paying 30,000 rupees ($367) if I wanted to deliver my baby at a private hospital,” says Sandhya Shivappa. She just gave birth to a healthy baby girl.

From the rising of the Sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised! — Psalm 113:3