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Cold SolutionsTEA · KAIMOSI HIGHLANDS, KENYA
Tea, brewed off-grid.
High-liquoring highland teas, 3,960 modules, and a Tesla-partnered operating regime built around the grid’s worst five hours.
1.5 MWp + 3,876 kWh
The challenge
In the Kaimosi highlands, the factory’s grid supply was erratic: under- and over-voltages at peak times, and generators running up to six hours a day just to keep withering and drying lines alive.
The estate already had a solar and storage system. What it lacked was an operator who could make the hardware earn its keep.
The solution
Ariya took over operations and maintenance in 2021, upgraded the 1,504 kWp array and its 3,876 kWh of storage, and, in partnership with Tesla, built a bespoke hybrid operating regime around the poorest five-hour evening grid block.
The factory now transitions off-grid onto batteries as the evening degradation begins and returns when the grid stabilises, monitored through Tesla Power Hub. The system has delivered its best performance since installation.
Impact & key figures.