Located in the Western Cape, this fruit processing facility runs cold storage, sorting, washing, and packaging lines 24 hours a day during harvest season. With Eskom's escalating tariffs, peak demand charges adding 30–40% to monthly bills, and frequent load shedding threatening cold chain integrity, the factory needed a solution to cut costs and guarantee uninterrupted operations.
The deployed 1MW solar PV system paired with a 2MWh containerized lithium battery energy storage solution delivers three core benefits:
• Peak shaving — flattens the load curve during Eskom's peak tariff windows (morning and evening)
• Load shifting — stores daytime solar generation for nighttime processing operations
• Backup power — keeps cold storage running seamlessly through Stage 4–6 load shedding events
The integrated Energy Management System (EMS) intelligently coordinates battery charge/discharge cycles based on real-time tariff signals and load demand. Before leaving our factory, every containerized energy storage system undergoes rigorous 72-hour continuous stability testing, including charge-discharge cycling, thermal performance, and grid simulation.
Our team of experienced engineers handled on-site installation, commissioning, and grid synchronization. The remote monitoring platform tracks system performance in real time, helping the facility achieve its projected 18,000+ USD monthly savings and a 5-year payback period — after which the system continues to generate free solar electricity for over 20 years.
