In the Sahara Desert, near the Egyptian city of Aswan, a giant solar power plant with an area of 37 square meters has been put into operation.The Benban Solar Park project has been under construction for 3 years, and now it will bepower 1 million Egyptian homes and reduce CO2 emissions by 1.9 million tonnes annually.
Egypt has relied on renewable electricity sources and aims to generate more than 20% of its energy by 2022.The solar park consists of 41 stations that are connected to the high-voltage network.Electricity generates 6 thousand photovoltaicmodules with a total capacity of 1.5 GW.
The world's largest solar power plant is equipped with panels with single-axis trackers that increaseelectricity generation by 15-17% per year compared to a static system.A single-axis solar tracker is a dynamic PV module mounting system that includes8 sections with 60 modules each.It can be adapted to the terrain of almost any shape.
Initially, the construction of SES was estimated at $ 800million, but the final estimate was $ 500 million. It was possible to save a significant amount of funds thanks to the help of the countries of the European Union and the UN Green Climate Fund.
Meanwhile, in Omsk, a 1 MW solar power plant was opened.
text: Ilya Bauer