A solar power plant with a capacity of 30 MW and an area of 80 hectares was built in the south of the Omsk region in the Novovarshavsky district.
The Regional Development and Investment Agency, the Ministry of Energy and Housing and Communal Services, and the Hevel Group of companies, Russia's largest integrated solar energy company, are responsible for the project.
"The total investment in the project is more than 2 billion rubles. The amount of annual tax deductions is expected to reach 200 million rubles. 20 new jobs have been created. As part of the project, land plots were selected and provided to the investor without bidding, assistance was provided in obtaining all necessary initial permits, the issue of connecting the Novovarshavskaya SES to the electric networks of IDGC of Siberia - Omskenergo was resolved, and an access road was built," said Evgeny Kovtun, General Director of the Agency for Development and Investment.
It should be noted that the high level of solar radiation in Siberia creates almost ideal conditions for the development of solar energy. The construction site of the power plant was chosen after a thorough analysis of the natural features of the region: the territory of the Omsk region is characterized by a high potential for using solar energy, the number of sunny days in the Omsk region reaches 300 per year with a total duration of solar activity of more than 2,220 hours per year. According to the Russian Hydrometeorological Service, according to this indicator, the Omsk region is even ahead of such resort regions of the country as Sochi (2177 hours) and Kislovodsk (2147 hours).
According to Alexander Burkov, Governor of the Omsk Region, the solar power plant is a unique experience for the region both in terms of the level of technologies being implemented and in reducing the load on traditional thermal power.
The next solar power plant will be built in Russian-Polyansky district. There are plans to implement similar investment projects in Sherbakulsky, Cherlaksky, Bolsheukovsky, Odessa, Pavlogradsky and Poltava districts.