ZE PAK turns on 70-MWp solar farm in Poland

• Polish power manufacturer ZE PAK SA (WSE: ZEP) on Thursday stated its 70-MWp solar farm in Brudzew commune in the Wielkopolska area of main Poland has actually started procedures.

The solar farm, stated to be the largest in Poland, lies in a location made use of until just recently by Adamow Lignite Mine for opencast lignite mining. Polsat Plus Group will be one of the receivers of the power.

The project is part of ZE PAK's change to clean electrical energy generation and abandonment of lignite mining. "We want PAK to produce power only from eco-friendly sources by 2030 - including, inter alia, from the Sunlight, wind as well as biomass. Soon-- in Konin, we will additionally begin manufacturing of green hydrogen - the gas of the future," commented Piotr Wozny, ZE PAK management board's president.

Consisting of 155,554 photovoltaic or pv (PV) modules, the center was created by ESOLEO and PAK Serwis. It is expected to produce about 68,188 MWh a year.

According to the announcement, the project stands for a net financial investment of PLN 163.8 million (USD 41.3 m/EUR 35.4 m) as well as was implemented totally with personal resources.

ZE PAK introduced a finance to fund the building and construction of the solar park as well as a power acquisition arrangement for its outcome in March.