As Africa gets more prosperous, more Africans than ever have the financial means to buy refrigerators, air conditioners (ACs) and other cooling equipment to keep perishable foods fresh, bodies cool and medicines safe, writes Peyton Fleming.
With South African retailers looking for ways of recovering from the latest lockdown, as well as the looting and vandalism, an opportunity to decrease costs on the system that comprises the bulk of their energy spend, which is refrigeration, has arisen.