Agricultural Energy Engineering

Your Irrigation & Cold Storage Shouldn't Cost What They're Costing You

Slash Eskom Ruraflex and Landrate seasonal electricity bills with high-capacity daytime solar PV engineered for packhouses, cold chains, and irrigation pumping.

Predictable Daytime Loads

Sized Against Ruraflex & Landrate Structures

Farming in the Lowveld and surrounding agricultural regions involves heavy daytime power consumption during critical harvest and irrigation windows.

Citrus, macadamia, banana, and sugar cane operations require continuous power for high-voltage irrigation pumps, optical sorters, packhouse conveyors, and cold room chillers. Under Eskom Ruraflex and Landrate schedules, daytime consumption during high-demand months creates excessive electricity bills.

CleanEnergy designs grid-tied solar PV systems that generate peak energy precisely when your packhouse and pumps are running at maximum capacity.

Key Agricultural Advantages

  • Daytime Load Alignment: Solar output peaks exactly when packhouses & pumps operate.
  • Ruraflex Peak Shaving: Eliminate high-rate daytime time-of-use tariff surcharges.
  • Cold Chain Protection: Ensure stable power supply for temperature-sensitive produce.
  • Rapid ROI: Agricultural installations typically achieve payback within 3.5 to 5 years.
Proven Performance

Verified Agricultural Case Studies

Real-world operational results from leading Lowveld farming enterprises.

Citrus Export Packhouse

Tomahawk Citrus Packhouse

277.76 kWp Grid-Tied Solar

Challenge: High daytime seasonal power demand during citrus harvesting and sorting under Eskom Ruraflex tariffs.

Solution: Custom engineered rooftop solar PV array powering optical grading machinery, washing lines, and cold storage units directly during sunlight hours.

Macadamia Processing

Green Farms Nut Co

300 kWp Solar / 800 kWh Storage

Challenge: Continuous macadamia nut drying, de-husking, and processing requirements requiring power stability.

Solution: High-capacity commercial solar array integrated with an 800 kWh battery storage system to buffer daytime peak loads and maintain uninterrupted processing.

Free Engineering Tariff Audit

Stop Overpaying Peak Electricity Tariffs & Generator Fuel

Whether you operate a citrus packhouse under Eskom Ruraflex, a bush lodge running diesel generators, or a commercial enterprise facing steep demand charges — our engineers will audit your interval data and model exact daytime payback.