EcoFrost Micro Cold Storage
Ecozen Solutions
The EcoFrost Micro Cold Storage is a solar-powered cold storage room.
The EcoFrost Micro Cold Storage is the first on-farm solar-powered cold storage in India. The Micro Cold Storage units is a portable cold chain room that accommodates 5-6 metric tonne of produce is small enough for a single farmer. It can be monitored remotely by the team and can be operated via an Android app by the farmer.
1,210,000 INR (~$18,058 USD). Transportation Cost : Max. Rs.60,000 – Rs.70,000 as per location. Installation Cost: Rs.20,000 – Rs.30,000 as per site condition and location. O & M Cost : Rs.1.5 lacs moderated by MNRE. Total Cost Without Subsidy : Rs.14.6 lacs + Taxes. Total Cost With Subsidy : Rs. 10.1 lacs + Taxes. (Government offers Rs. 2.5 lacs per tonne subsidy total amount to Rs 4.5 lacs.)
Goal 2: EcoFrost aims to improve food security in India by reducing some of the 30% wastage of perishable produce in India.
Smallholder farmers in rural areas of India.