The Darkhan Solar Power Plant or Nar Solar Power Plant is a photovoltaic power station in Khongor, Darkhan-Uul Province, Mongolia. It is the first solar farm in Mongolia.
History In July 2016, the signing ceremony between participating companies to construct the power plant was held in Ulaanbaatar. The construction of the power plant began in August2016. Installation of the PV modules started on 17September2016 and completed on 22October2016. The power plant started its commercial operation on 1January2017. The completion ceremony was held on 19January2017, making it the first solar power plant in the country. It was constructed with a cost of US$18.3million.
Architecture The power plant covers an area of 29hectares.
Technical specifications The power plant has a total generating capacity of 10MW. A total of 32,000 PV panels in 72series were installed, with each PV panel has a maximum output of 310W with efficiency of 15.9%. It has an annual generation of 15.2GWh of electricity.
See also List of power stations in Mongolia
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