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2022 Buyer’s Guide for Off-Grid Cold Chain Solutions

Global LEAP Awards Buyer’s Guides are catalogues of best-in-class appliances and productive use equipment appropriate for use in off- and weak-grid settings. This edition contains information about off-grid cold chain solutions named Winners and Finalists in the 2022 Global LEAP Awards Off-Grid Cold Chain Challenge.

Global LEAP Awards Buyer’s Guides are catalogues of best-in-class appliances and productive use equipment appropriate for use in off- and weak-grid settings. This edition contains information about off-grid cold chain solutions named Winners and Finalists in the 2022 Global LEAP Awards Off-Grid Cold Chain Challenge. This Buyer’s Guide is a resource for a wide range of market stakeholders, from investors and funders to distributors and other commercial actors. It provides information on rated product specifications, performance metrics based on field testing, and sales contact details.

The competition was administered by CLASP and funded by UK aid, DOEN Foundation, IKEA Foundation and Good Energies Foundation. It identified four winners from four categories based on power supply type: DC-powered, AC-powered, hybrid, and biomass. Other high-quality appliances within the same categories were recognised as Finalists. Overall, the 2022 Buyer’s Guide for Off-Grid Cold Chains lists ten cold chain solutions designed for use in smallholder agricultural value chains and powered by off-grid energy systems, renewable mini-grids, and areas with intermittent grid connections.