By Emmanuel Olinga
KAPELEBYONG
As many livestock and poultry producers battle with livestock diseases and poultry, the Kapelebyong district local government is preparing to receive a gigantic containerized hybrid solar powered cold chain refrigerator to improve vaccine storage and preservation in the veterinary department.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF) chose Kapelebyong district local government as one of 53 districts in Uganda to receive a containerized hybrid solar-powered cold chain refrigerator for storage and preservation, with a storage capacity of 1.5 million doses of veterinary vaccine for animal and poultry use.
The facility will also have an office, a power point area, 34 solar energy panels for renewable energy, a compressor for temperature management, and solar batteries capable of storing electricity for 48 hours in the absence of sunlight.
According to Emmanuel Opio, communications officer for the Kapelebyong District Local Government, the district would receive the Get Mega Hybrid Solar Powered Cold Chain Refrigerator on December 15, 2025, to improve storage and vaccine preservation.
Mega containerized hybrid solar-powered cold chain refrigerators provide significant reliability, sustainability, cost-effectiveness, and mobility benefits, especially in places with unreliable or no grid electricity. The hybrid power system provides continuous operation by integrating solar energy with backup power sources (grid or battery/generator), making it a reliable alternative for vaccine preservation.
However, farmers such as David Ebilat, resident of Acanipi, Alitot Sub County is confident that the agricultural economy would improve because many farmers have been affected by disease outbreaks that afflict livestock and poultry farmers, and the district’s facility will now be able to properly stock vaccines to deal with related diseases.
