Solar Cold Storage & Solar Freezers
Off-grid 2°C–8°C solar-powered walk-in cold rooms and sanitary solar tunnel dehydrators that extend shelf life and protect farmer revenues.
*Prices exclude localized transport outside Nairobi. On-site installation and testing included for turnkey systems.
Agronomic Overview & Specifications
Technical Data & Material Standards
Precision manufacturing parameters tested for prolonged tropical UV exposure and mechanical stress.
What's Included in the Package
Full bill of quantities delivered to your farm site:
- Modular 100mm interlocking PUF cold room panels with heavy silicone seals
- Heavy-duty insulated cold room swing door with interior safety escape latch
- High-efficiency tropicalized DC/AC condensing unit and indoor evaporator blower
- Tier-1 monocrystalline solar PV panel array and mounting aluminum frames
- Smart lithium battery bank and MPPT solar charge management system
- Digital IoT temperature and relative humidity remote monitoring display
- Hygienic food-grade interior LED lighting and safety alarm sirens
- Full structural erection, electrical wiring, gas commissioning, and testing
Ideal Crops & Varieties
Agronomist-recommended crops for maximum return on investment:
- •Hass & Fuerte Export Avocados (Pre-cooling before container transit)
- •Ripe Red Tomatoes & Capsicum (Extends market window from 3 to 21 days)
- •Cut Flowers (Roses, Carnations, Chrysanthemums)
- •Dairy Milk Chilling & Fresh Farm Produce Aggregation
- •Export French Beans, Snow Peas, Sugar Snaps, and Herbs
Available Dimensions, Capacities & Rates
Select the size suited to your acreage, water volume, or commercial market targets. Custom scales fabricated on request.
3 Metric Ton Walk-In Cold Room
3.0m × 2.4m × 2.4m
Individual commercial farmers, farm packhouses, hotel and resort suppliers.
5 Metric Ton Hub Cold Room
4.0m × 3.0m × 2.6m
Farmer producer groups (CBOs), avocado aggregation centers, town markets.
10 Metric Ton Cooperative Cold Store
6.0m × 4.0m × 2.8m
Agricultural cooperatives, horticultural exporters, county aggregation parks.
Commercial Solar Tunnel Drier
4m × 15m Polycarbonate Tunnel
Hygienic dehydration of mangoes, bananas, cassava, herbs, mushrooms, and grains.
Professional On-Farm Installation Workflow
Every Symnet installation follows a strict 4-stage engineering protocol to ensure long-term structural integrity and zero operational failure.
Civil Concrete Slab Preparation
Level and cast an insulated concrete foundation slab capable of carrying point loads up to 1,500 kg/m².
PUF Insulated Panel Assembly
Assemble interlocking cam-lock polyurethane panels, apply anti-fungal vapor seals, and hang the airtight cold door.
Refrigeration & Solar Array Setup
Mount solar PV arrays, install hybrid inverters and lithium storage, and connect the evaporator and condensing units.
Commissioning & Pulldown Testing
Vacuum system lines, charge refrigerant, conduct thermal pulldown to 4°C, and train farm staff on temperature logging.
Frequently Asked Questions: Solar Cold Rooms & Driers
Key insights on maintenance, warranties, and agronomic management.
Ready to Upgrade Your Farm’s Climate Resilience?
Mombasa Road at City Cabanas, Nairobi, Kenya
P.O Box 25667 - 00100 Nairobi
Mon - Sat: 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Emergency on-site weekend deployments available
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Commonly Integrated Solutions
Greenhouses
Symnet Agro Solutions designs, manufactures, and installs high-performance commercial greenhouses tailored specifically to withstand Kenyan equatorial radiation, gusting winds, and localized microclimates. Available in Class B hot-dipped galvanized metallic arches or pressure-treated eucalyptus timber, each structure is engineered to optimize photosynthetic active radiation (PAR), regulate relative humidity, and eradicate destructive pests like tuta absoluta, thrips, and whiteflies.
Shade Nets & Shade Net Houses
In hot arid and semi-arid zones across Kenya, excessive solar radiation causes production drop, sunscald, and rapid moisture evaporation. Symnet Agro Solutions distributes premium UV-treated agro shade nets in densities ranging from 30% to 90%.
Drip Irrigation
Traditional furrow and overhead sprinkler methods waste over 50% of water through evaporation and surface runoff while encouraging weed proliferation. Symnet precision drip irrigation packages deliver micro-metered droplets directly to the active root zone. Operating under ultra-low gravity pressure from an elevated tank or integrated with zero-cost solar water pumps, our systems ensure uniform crop growth and seamless fertigation.