In contrast to almost hundred percentage refrigeration in industrialised countries, where fresh foods of all kinds are available just about anywhere in the country all year round, unfortunately the developing countries are confronted with wastages of food items and medicine most especially in the suburbs and rural areas. Therefore, this investigation, which involved logical decision making represented by decision chart and analytical consideration of refrigeration options for specific cooling loads, favours the application of solar powered vapour-compression refrigerators in most Nigerian rural locations and suburbs.
