Refrigeration of food and other perishable goods, such as vaccines and medicines, is a big challenge in off-grid areas of southern countries. Today, most off-grid refrigerators run on kerosene or diesel, causing GHG emissions and local air pollution. At the same, solar radiation tends to be high in climates that have great needs for cooling, thus, providing an ideal environment for solar powered cooling appliances.

In cooperation with its African partner (the company Palfridge in Swaziland) and the Technical University (TU) Dresden, GIZ works along the objectives of the SolarChill concept to develop out of Africa sustainable solutions bringing much needed affordable vaccine supply to regions without grid connection and affordable refrigeration solutions powered by renewable solar energy.

The development objective of the Mocha Wind Park Project for Yemen is to increase the supply of cost-effective renewable wind electricity. The project has two components. The first component physical investment will support the construction of a wind farm at Mocha of approximately 60 megawatt (MW) generation capacity. This component will initially be implemented by a project management unit (PMU) established under the Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE).