- Covaci Solar Park
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Covaci Solar Park Country Romania Location Sânandrei Status Proposed Commission date 2011 (expected) Construction cost €180 million Solar farm information Type Flat-panel PV Power generation information Maximum capacity 35 MW Annual generation 35 GW·h As of 19 December 2010 Covaci Solar Park, which will be one of the world’s largest thin-film photovoltaic (PV) power system, is being built on a 60 ha plot of land to the north of Timişoara in Romania. The power plant will be a 35-megawatt solar power system using state-of-the-art thin film technology, and should be finished by the end of 2011.[1] 480,000 First Solar thin-film modules will be used, which will supply 35,000 MWh of electricity per year.[1]
The installation will be in the Timiş County in western Romania, to be built on a 60 hectares plot of land in the commune of Sânandrei. The investment cost for the Covaci solar park amounts to some Euro 180 million.[1]
See also
- Energy policy of the European Union
- Photovoltaics
- Renewable energy commercialization
- Renewable energy in the European Union
- Solar power in Romania
References
- ^ a b c "CJ Timis vrea sa construiasca un parc cu panouri solare, pe o suprafata de 60 de hectare" (in Romanian). Business Standard. 2009-05-27. http://www.standard.ro/articol_96102_12/cj_timis_vrea_sa_construiasca_un_parc_cu_panouri_solare__pe_o_suprafata_de_60_de_hectare.html. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
Solar parks in Romania Avram Iancu • Borş • Ciorani • Covaci • Gura Ialomiţei • Pianu • Sfântu Gheorghe • Satu Mare • Târgu Jiu
Coordinates: 45°54′38″N 21°09′51″E / 45.91056°N 21.16417°E
Categories:- Solar power stations in Romania
- Proposed solar power stations
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