Kyiv condominium association installed a solar power plant on the roof of its apartment building

Kyiv condominium association installed a solar power plant on the roof of its apartment building eefund.org.ua

Anna Velyka

Now, even during power outages, elevators work here, there is lighting, water and the Internet

The association of co-owners of apartment buildings (condominiums) Polytech Plaza in Kyiv has implemented a solar power plant (SES) project that provides them with electricity.

How residents managed to implement this ambitious project, told the Energy Efficiency Fund.

Members of the condominium at the meeting agreed to take part in the GreenDIM Program. Condominiums and housing cooperatives can become its participants and receive grants for the installation of SPPs and heat pumps for the house.

Co-owners of the condominium Polytech Plaza established:

  • inverter with a total capacity of 24 kW;
  • solar panels that generate almost 20 kW of solar energy;
  • batteries that store almost 60 kW.

This equipment provides uninterrupted power supply for 2 elevators, water pumps, video surveillance and equipment of all providers, as well as lighting of common areas.

The total cost of the project is UAH 1.3 million, of which UAH 827,000 is a grant paid to residents by the Energy Efficiency Fund under the Green House program.

The cost of work for one apartment (area — 60 m²) amounted to UAH 1.7 thousand.

According to forecast calculations, residents will be able to save 18,200 kWh of electricity per year. In monetary terms, this is equal to 78.7 thousand hryvnias.

As EcoPolitic recently reported, in one of the maternity hospitals in the Svyatoshyn district of the capital finished installation solar power plant with a capacity of 120 kW. It will ensure, in particular, the operation of the equipment of the operating unit and the neonatal intensive care unit.

Related
Solar power saves Europe €136 million a day during the war in Iran
Solar power saves Europe €136 million a day during the war in Iran

Experts stress the importance of developing the energy storage sector to make clean energy more reliable

Billions of euros to support renewable energy and the clean energy transition: examples from Lithuania, Austria and Italy
Billions of euros to support renewable energy and the clean energy transition: examples from Lithuania, Austria and Italy

Lithuania will provide funding for the energy-efficient refurbishment of buildings and promote sustainable transport

Waste management and clean energy offer the greatest benefits
Waste management and clean energy offer the greatest benefits

Over the past ten years, employment in the renewable energy sector has grown by nearly 80%

The EU bans inverters from China due to serious national security risks
The EU bans inverters from China due to serious national security risks

If it chooses to, the Chinese government could control hundreds of gigawatts of European energy