Construction of the 69.7MW Nikolayevka Solar Park in the Simferopol region of Crimea, Ukraine, has now started according to Vienna-based Activ Solar GmbH.
The new solar park will cover 116 hectares of land and will consist of 52 inverters and 290,048 polycrystalline solar modules installed on a four-row mounting system. Upon completion it will provide an estimated 90,000 MWh of electricity per year saving around 72,000 tons of carbon dioxide.
“The completion of the Nikolayevka Solar Park is another major achievement for Activ Solar in Crimea and the third-biggest project we have developed in Ukraine” said Kaveh Ertefai, Chief Executive Officer of Activ Solar. “This project reconfirms our commitment to support sustainable energy development in the country and supply much needed clean electricity to Crimea. We are proud of our highly-skilled local execution team, which supports the growth and construction of our solar project pipeline in this area.”
In 2012, total electricity consumption in the Crimea was around 5.5 billion kWh. The new solar park is one of five large solar plants installed by the company in the Ukraine which also includes the 100MW plant at Perovo, thought to be the largest solar plant in Europe upon completion in 2012. Collectively, the facilities will provide almost 7 percent of the Crimea's total energy demand. The plant at Nikolayevka has generated more than 350 construction jobs and additionally will provide 10 full-time operational jobs.
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