Sakal

Description

Year of commissioning: June 2018.

EPC Contractor: InnoVent

  • Number of solar pannels: 62,100
  • Characteristics of the solar panels: Single axis tracking technology. 240 tracking systems which let the solar panels follow the sun's trajectory.
  • Inverters: 354 (Delta)
  • Surface: 40 Ha
  • Expected energy production: 40,000,000 KWh/year
  • Expected number of households to be served: 190,000
  • Contract with Senelec: the electricity is bought by the national utility, SENELEC, under a 25 years purchase contract.
  • Funding: 14,000,000 € were InnoVent funds
  • Expected annual revenue: 3,500,000 €
  • Other information: the installed capacity is 20MWp, being the injected capacity authorised of 17MWp, thus to optimize the production and balance the energy production injected on the grid, by clamping the power station in the summer and by unbridging it the winter, during cloudy days and at the beginning and end of the day when the sun is less powerful.

More information:

http://innovent.fr/communiques-de-presse/centrale-solaire-de-sakal-production/

https://www.lendosphere.com/les-projets/financez-les-panneaux-solaires-de-sakal-centrale-d

Video of inauguration:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYI_pxdAIUQ

 

Info

INSTALLED CAPACITY (operational plants) or PLANNED CAPACITY (planned plants): 

20.00MW

Connection: 

Ongrid

Current Status: 

Operational

Investment Cost: 

17 000 000.00€

Type: 

Observatory Country: 

RE&EE Category: 

  • Photovoltaic
  • Photovoltaic Power Plants Grid-Connected

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