QAZAQ GREEN.  On April 12, a new solar power plant (SPP) was opened in Chornobyl, funded by the Spanish government for greenhouse gas emission quotas under the Kyoto Protocol. This was reported by EcoPolitic,  citing the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine.

According to Svitlana Hrynchuk, Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, the project was launched in 2019 but stopped with the start of the full-scale invasion. Later, construction resumed, and in the fall of 2024, the project reached the finish line. The solar plant is now fully operational and connected to the Ukrainian power grid.

The construction cost of the SPP exceeded UAH 30 million. This photovoltaic power plant consists of 2244 monocrystalline solar modules, spread over an area of 13 thousand square meters. Svitlana Grinchuk thanked the Spanish government for its support in implementing this project. She said that the Spaniards have a plan to switch to 70% green energy in the economy by 2030 and support Ukraine on its path to energy efficiency.

“This country is a key financial partner in the creation of a new solar station. The construction was funded by the Spanish government for greenhouse gas emission quotas under the Kyoto Protocol. This is an extremely important and timely investment in our green energy sector,” the minister said.

It is worth reminding that this is not the first solar power plant to generate electricity in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. Earlier, in 2018, Solar Chernobyl-1, a solar power plant with 3762 solar modules, was opened. It is located at the industrial site of the Chornobyl NPP, directly next to its 4th power unit. The annual capacity of this power plant is 1024 MWh/year.