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On December 08, 2025

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40kW Commercial Solar System in Harare – Powering Butcheries, Entertainment Hubs & Industrial Operations

Focus: Commercial Refrigeration | Location: Zimbabwe | Est. Savings: 60-80% on Diesel

For Butcheries and Cold Storage Businesses in Zimbabwe, ZESA load shedding isn't just an inconvenience—it's a financial disaster. Spanned outages lead to spoiled stock, customer distrust, and astronomical diesel generator costs.

Commercial Solar Inverter for Butcheries

At Sona Solar Zimbabwe, we specialize in high-capacity Industrial Solar Systems designed specifically for the heavy inductive loads of Compressors, Cold Rooms, Blast Freezers, and Meat Saws. We use the robust Deye 3-Phase Hybrid Ecosystem to keep your meat fresh and your business profitable, 24/7.

Why Standard Home Inverters Fail in Butcheries

You cannot run a cold room on a simple 5kVA home system. Here is why commercial refrigeration is different.

The "Startup Surge" (Inrush Current)

Electric motors in industrial compressors, bandsaws, and other heavy machinery require 3 to 5 times their rated power just to start spinning. For example, a 5HP compressor may run at only 3.5kW but can draw a 12kW surge during startup. Standard residential inverters are not designed for this and will trip immediately. Sona Solar Zimbabwe provides transformer-based and high-surge hybrid inverters (such as Deye and Sunsynk) specifically engineered to handle these power spikes, ensuring reliable operation for commercial and industrial solar installations.

3-Phase Power Balancing

Most butcheries and commercial facilities in Zimbabwe use 3-phase power to run heavy motors efficiently, while lighting, tills, and smaller appliances often run on a single phase. This creates unbalanced loads, which can trip standard inverters and disrupt operations. Sona Solar Zimbabwe installs Deye 3-Phase Inverters that support 100% unbalanced output, ensuring your single-phase lights and tills won’t interfere with your 3-phase cold room or heavy machinery, providing reliable and uninterrupted commercial solar power.

The Recommended Solution: 40kW Commercial Setup

Based on our recent project for a Butchery & Entertainment Hub in Harare.

THE ENGINE: 2 x DEYE 20KW (Paralleled)

Config: 3-Phase Hybrid Inverters

Capacity: 40,000 Watts Continuous Power

Capabilities: Auto-Start Generator, Smart Load Shedding, Remote Monitoring.

$4,500

THE TANK: 22 x DEYE LiFePO4 BATTERIES

Total Storage: 112kWh (High Voltage setup)

Autonomy: Keeps cold rooms running overnight and through extended rainy days.

Safety: Rack-mounted in secure industrial cabinets.

$22,000

YES. A typical commercial diesel generator consumes 5–10 liters of fuel per hour. Running it for 8 hours a day during load shedding can cost around $40/day, or approximately $1,200/month in fuel alone. Investing in a commercial solar system from Sona Solar Zimbabwe can pay for itself in 3 to 4 years through fuel savings, while also reducing the risk of spoiled meat or perishable stock.

Component Price List (Dec 2025)

Build your commercial system. (Prices in USD).

Heavy Duty Inverters

Deye 12kVA (3-Phase)

Hybrid HV

$1,850

Deye 20kW (3-Phase)

High Voltage Hybrid

$2,250

Deye 50kW (3-Phase)

Commercial/Industrial

$5,200

Primax II 11kVA

Parallel Capable (48V)

$1,000

Industrial Batteries (LiFePO4)

Deye 5.12kWh HV

High Voltage Rack Battery

$1,100

Must 51.2V 200Ah

10kWh Powerwall

$1,210

LVTopsun 100Ah

Standard 48V Rack

$530

Commercial Solar Panels

JA Solar 565W

High Voltage Mono

$90

Jinko 585W

Bifacial N-Type

$95

Canadian 650W

Project Grade

$110

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