Largest solar park in the Baltics opened
The Estonian energy company Evecon and Mirova, an asset manager dedicated to sustainable finance, inaugurated the Kirikmäe Solar Park.
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Estonia, Kirikmäe: The Estonian energy company Evecon and Mirova, an asset manager dedicated to sustainable finance, inaugurated the Kirikmäe Solar Park, the largest in the Baltic states, located in Kirikmäe, Pärnu County. Spanning nearly 110 hectares, the park has a production capacity of 77.53 MW, more than twice that of the largest existing solar park in Estonia.
The project covers the estimated annual energy needs of 35000 households. It is owned by the Baltic Renewable Energy Platform (BREP), a joint venture established by Evecon and Mirova, aimed at financing, constructing, and operating a portfolio of over 100 MWp of solar parks in Estonia. The park, covering an area of 110 hectares, will equip 117600 solar panels with a total power of 655–665 W each, manufactured by Canadian Solar.
“The construction of the Kirikmäe Solar Park is a landmark event for the entire Baltic region due to the size of the production unit and the scale of the investment. With the addition of the Imavere and Lohu Mets solar parks, inaugurated by Evecon and Mirova just a few days ago, more than 100 MW of production capacity will be added to the local market within one week. This represents about one-tenth of the total solar capacity currently produced in Estonia. We would like to thank Mirova for the success of this project and for trusting the Estonian renewable energy market,” said Karl Kull, CEO of Evecon.
The project was completed in six months. Evecon proposed a community benefit model to the municipality of Lääneranna in the form of a contract. This initiative is voluntary on the part of the company, as there is no provision for the payment of a tolerance fee in the case of solar energy production, unlike with wind turbines.
Source: energynews
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