Solar-powered irrigation, engineered properly.

From solar pump stations to intelligent irrigation and our own agric laboratory, we engineer power, water and pioneering agro-tech for farms and agro-businesses — sized from measurement, not guesswork, and metered so the savings are proven, not promised.

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Every site measured · every claim metered

2–3 year typical payback

on full solar conversions, confirmed against your ZESA bills

Up to ~7 months a year on sunlight alone

with the grid kept for off-peak nights and standby

Pumping through load shedding

solar-driven stations keep running when the grid doesn't

Installation record Chiredzi
Site 40 ha centre pivot
Duty 180 m³/h @ 38 m
Array 35 kWp solar
Sunlight-only months ≈ 7 / year
Grid use Off-peak & standby
Payback < 2 years

Commissioning figures, read off the installed meters with the client present.

Solar array, pump house and centre pivot irrigating a green field beside bushveld
01 · What we do

Four things, done thoroughly, for commercial farms and agro-businesses across the Lowveld and beyond.

Pump house interior: a blue centrifugal pump and motor on a plinth with a variable-speed drive wired on the wall
Pump stations

Solar pump conversions

River, borehole and pivot stations converted to solar-hybrid drive: solar carries the day, off-peak grid covers peak-season nights, and demand charges are actively managed down.

Rows of ground-mounted solar panels beside a cane field in late afternoon light
Control

Intelligent irrigation control

Automatic pressure control holds your station at its most efficient point. Soil-moisture stations and scheduling put water where the crop asks for it — and meter every cubic metre.

A work team walking the headland between solar rows and a cane field
Laboratory

Agric laboratory & innovation

We're building a Lowveld agricultural laboratory: water, soil and crop analysis whose results feed straight into your irrigation and fertiliser programme — and a hub for pioneering agro-tech.

Aerial view of a solar pumping station, pivot and cane fields crossed by farm roads
Monitoring

Remote monitoring & security

Flow, energy, pressure and moisture on your phone, with alerts when something changes. Solar-powered cameras and fencing keep the installation yours.

02 · How we work

A fixed sequence, because good systems start with measurement.

01

Site assessment

One day on your site: we measure the real operating duty, survey the equipment and analyse your bills. Paid, and credited in full when you proceed.

02

Firm proposal

A written report with your measured numbers, the savings model, and firm fixed pricing — options you can take singly or together.

03

Install & commission

Engineered structures, certified drawings, and commissioning that proves the numbers with you watching the meters.

04

Monitor & support

Remote monitoring, a 12-month workmanship warranty, and a team an hour away — not a supplier across the border.

03 · Our approach

We respect what you already own.

Most sites we visit don't need everything replaced — they need what's there measured, matched and controlled. If your drive is good, we keep it. If your panels are idle, we put them to work. If your pump is oversized, we make it behave.

That's why every proposal starts with a day of measurement, and why every figure we quote is confirmed on your own meters at commissioning.

  • Existing equipment integrated, not discarded
  • Every system metered — water and energy both
  • Grid, solar and scheduling working together, not competing
  • Certified drawings and documentation with every installation
  • Staged options, so you invest at your own pace
Solar rows in front of a cane field at sunset, with a work team walking the headland
04 · The next step

Start with a site assessment.

Tell us what you're running — a pivot, a river station, a borehole — and we'll come and measure it. You'll get a written report with your real numbers and firm pricing, and the fee is credited in full when you proceed.

Rails Agri · Chiredzi, Masvingo Province Phone / WhatsApp: 0773 565 670 Email: agri@railscloud.co
Request an assessment Goes straight to our team. We reply within one working day; assessments are scheduled across the Lowveld weekly. Prefer email? agri@railscloud.co