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In the case of South African citrus farmer, Eden Fruit, the country’s loadshedding regime had led to a significant increase in the farm’s use of diesel generators to keep up with production, resulting in an additional ZAR 200,000 per month in diesel costs. This prompted Eden Fruit to commission Spark development partner Renen Energy to install 255 kWp’s worth of rooftop solar panels with 800 kWh battery storage across two of its sites, including its packhouse, which is enabling the facility to run fully off-grid in the event of loadshedding.
In Kenya, Spark is in the late stages of planning a similar system for a flower farm, as well as a cold storage facility catering to regional food companies, with many more agriculture-based projects in the pipeline.
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This article was first appeared in Alliance for Rural Electrification's newsletter on 26 June 2024.