The construction of two solar power plants (SPP-1 and SPP-3) with a total capacity of 105 MW will commence in February in the Orenburg Region. The project investor is T Plus.
Two alternative energy facilities will be completed by spring 2019; the following Russian companies were selected as the producer of supporting metal structures for the attachment of photovoltaic solar modules (PSM) and the supplier of transformers for the construction of solar power plants: AGRISOVGAZ and SVEL Group.
The capacity of the power plant in the Sorochinsky District is 60 MW, it occupies an area of more than 130 ha and will be the largest in Russia. The power plant in Novosergievsky District will have a capacity of 45 MW and occupy an area of some 100 ha. A total of RUB 14 bln will be invested in the construction project.
The supporting structures for the installation and attachment of PSM were designed by construction design centre AGRISOVGAZ based on the Engineering Requirements for Supporting Structures for PSM Installation and Attachment. The composite members of framing are zinc-coated inverted-U-shaped frames assembled into a single space framework with girders. The frame posts are firmly fixed in the ground, pivot fixing of the beam and legs is employed. The structural solutions employed for girders is a continuous beam. The PSM table beams will be installed at the angle of 34 degrees up from the horizon. Frames with 1.9 m span will be installed at intervals of 3.5 m. The spatial rigidity of the framing is ensured by column piles restraint in the ground.
According to the Orenburg Regional Government, the aggregate capacity of the existing five regional solar power plants is 90 MW, propelling the region into the leaders in solar generation launch. In December 2015, T Plus launched the first solar power plant (with a capacity of 25 MW) in Orsk, Orenburg Region. August 2017 saw the commissioning of phases two and three of the power plant, which allowed the capacity of the Orskaya SPP to be increased to 40 MW.