Off-grid solar for azba and camel farms
The pump, the shed fans, the yard lights and the worker room — running on sun through the day and on battery through the night, with the generator parked as a rare backup.
Short answer: A typical UAE azba or camel farm needs 3 to 8 kWp of panels with a battery sized for night running. That covers the well pump, shed fans, yard lighting and a worker room with a fridge. The system is fully off-grid and installation takes one to two days on site. A pump-only job can be smaller and needs no battery at all.

The last pole is nowhere near your gate
Most azba in this country sit well past the end of the network, and the answer has always been a diesel generator, a fuel tank and somebody driving out with jerry cans. That is a running cost, a maintenance job and a noise problem all at once — and for the loads a farm actually runs, it is no longer the cheapest way to do it.
What we power on a typical farm
- The well or borehole pump, which is almost always the biggest single load
- Shed and pen fans through the hot months
- Yard and pen lighting after dark
- The worker room — lights, fans, a fridge, phone charging
- Occasionally a split AC in the room, and a fodder cutter
How we size it
We do not guess from photos. On the site visit we read the plate on your pump, ask how many hours a day it actually runs, count the fans and lights, and look at where the shade falls. Most farms land between 3 and 8 kWp of panels with a battery sized to carry the night load. A pump-only job can be smaller and needs no battery at all.
Battery, so the night is covered
Sun runs the farm through the day and fills the battery. The battery carries the lights, the fans and the room through the night. We size storage on your real evening load rather than selling you the biggest box on the shelf — an oversized battery is money sitting in a cabinet doing nothing.
Built for a working yard
Equipment goes where animals and vehicles cannot reach it, cabling is run in conduit rather than strung across the yard, and the array is mounted at a height and angle that lets you actually wash it without a ladder truck.
Farms we have commissioned
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Al Dhaid · Sharjah
Camel farm, off-grid
Well pump, twelve shed fans and yard lighting with a 15 kWh battery. The generator hasn't been started since March.
- 6.2 kWpArray
- 15 kWhBattery
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Falaj Al Mualla · UAQ
Livestock pen, pump only
Direct solar pumping into a raised tank. No battery, no fuel, and the trough fills every day by itself.
- 3.0 kWpArray
- 0 LFuel/month
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Al Awir · Dubai
Family villa, rooftop
Twenty-two panels across the main roof and the majlis extension, cutting the peak summer bill by more than half.
- 9.8 kWpArray
- −54%Summer bill
Azba and farm solar questions
Can solar really replace my diesel generator?
What size system does a camel farm need?
How long does an off-grid farm system take to install?
Will it run the pump in winter?
My farm is a long way down a sand track. Do you still come?
Related pages
- Rooftop solar for UAE villas
- Solar water pumps for farms and azba
- Battery storage, sized on your night load
- Solar panel cleaning and maintenance
- Running your villa AC on solar
- Running AC on an azba, off the grid
- What solar actually costs in the UAE
- Hybrid solar systems in the UAE
- Off-grid solar system prices in the UAE
- Is solar worth it in the UAE?
- Solar yard and street lights for farms
- Solar for worker rooms and staff accommodation
- Book a free site visit
- Solar panel installation in Sharjah
- Solar panel installation in Ajman
- Solar panel installation in Umm Al Quwain
- Solar panel installation in Dubai
- Solar panel installation in Ras Al Khaimah
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