The construction of a solar power plant as an infrastructural undertaking requires thorough planning, design, and precise execution of works to ensure the efficiency and longevity of the system. Near the river Tamiš, one such project is nearing completion by the company MT-KOMEX, which is known for the realization of over 250 solar power plants on the ground and rooftops. About 30 kilometers east of Zrenjanin, in the settlement of Sutjeska, located in the municipality of Sečanj, the power plant is situated, and its construction went without major disturbances. The project is in the final phase, more precisely, in the phase of connection to the power grid.
This site houses 5,400 solar panels, each with a capacity of 580 Wp, manufactured by the German company Luxor Solar. The panels are placed vertically at an angle of 25 degrees, optimizing their efficiency in collecting solar energy. The collected electrical energy is transmitted to the inverter via DC cables. The inverters, manufactured by Huawei, then play a crucial role in converting direct current (DC) from the panels into alternating current (AC).
As for the other components, the ground-mounted solar power plant has a total active power connection of 2.4 MW, with the entire energy transmission to the distribution system. It has 24 installed inverters, each with a capacity of 100 kW, which enables efficient management of the generated energy. The electricity is then distributed via cables to local transformer stations, which increase the voltage to 20 kV to ensure efficient transmission to the central distribution facility.
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The safety and stability of the system are of great importance. Grounding the solar power plant and lightning protection are indispensable parts of the project to ensure that the equipment and infrastructure are protected from possible electrical discharges and lightning strikes. Additionally, adequate lighting has been installed inside the entire power plant for safe maintenance and operation.
The company MT-KOMEX, which is behind the realization of the power plant project in Sutjeska, once again applied the turnkey principle, meaning that they take full responsibility—from the project documentation and obtaining all the necessary permits to the final technical acceptance and commissioning of the facility. This is already a well-established practice in the company’s operation.
– We did not encounter any problems during the project’s implementation. Everything generally went according to plan. The only change compared to the original conceptual design was related to the area of the power plant construction. Due to a canal flowing through the planned area, which covered three plots, it was necessary to modify the initial solution. Consequently, the solar power plant was constructed only on one side of the canal – explained Filip Stojović, an engineer at MT-KOMEX, who was entrusted with managing the project.
Prepared by Milica Vučković
The story was published in the Energy portal Magazine CIRCULAR ECONOMY
