PartagerDiscussion around solar fridges in Africa
A manufacturer from Swaziland recently presented three new SolarChill prototypes operating with hydrocarbon refrigerant at a side event of the Open Ended Working Group to the Montreal Protocol held in Geneva and attracted a lot of interest from developing countries.
A manufacturer from Swaziland recently presented three new SolarChill prototypes operating with hydrocarbon refrigerant at a side event of the Open Ended Working Group to the Montreal Protocol held in Geneva and attracted a lot of interest from developing countries.
But when the prototype vaccine cooler, commercial refrigerator and household refrigerator were also presented at the 15th Joint Meeting of Ozone Officers Network for Africa (ODSONET/AF) in Harare, Zimbabwe, in October 2011, several economic issues were raised by some of the participants. It was felt that the current costs of the models of around 1500 € made the models unaffordable to many African purchasers.
Other issues were raised, such as the transfer of technical know-how and the possibility for other African stakeholders to produce the fridges locally while relying as little as possible on imported components. The SolarChill project is also being piloted in Kenya and Colombia.
But when the prototype vaccine cooler, commercial refrigerator and household refrigerator were also presented at the 15th Joint Meeting of Ozone Officers Network for Africa (ODSONET/AF) in Harare, Zimbabwe, in October 2011, several economic issues were raised by some of the participants. It was felt that the current costs of the models of around 1500 € made the models unaffordable to many African purchasers.
Other issues were raised, such as the transfer of technical know-how and the possibility for other African stakeholders to produce the fridges locally while relying as little as possible on imported components. The SolarChill project is also being piloted in Kenya and Colombia.