Koolboks

Refrigeration penetration in Sub-Saharan Africa is still only 17% due to unreliable grids and the high cost of off-grid solutions. With the need to adapt to our changing climate and reduce emissions, sustainable refrigeration must become affordable and accessible to all.

Koolboks, with the power of the sun and water, created an affordable off-grid solar refrigerator. By storing energy in the form of ice, rather than just batteries, Koolboks managed to cut the cost of their off grid refrigerator by 40%. Koolboks has gone a step further by integrating Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) technology into the solution, making it affordable to people at the bottom of the economic pyramid.