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Photographic report on 100 MW Nurgisa SPP in Almaty region

The project cost of Eneverse Kunkuat amounted to KZT 27.7 billion. Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC (DBK, a subsidiary of Baiterek Holding) supported the project by opening a credit line in the amount of KZT 10.8 billion for a period of 10 years, while leasing financing in the amount of KZT 6.5 billion for a period of 8 years was provided by DBK-Leasing JSC, the subsidiary of the Bank.

As a general principle, the operation of the power plant will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 150 thousand tons per year due to the production of 160 million kilowatt-hours. A total of 303.048 polysilicon solar panels with a capacity of 330 W each are installed at Nurgisa SPP.

More information about the work and specifics of the SPP in winter can be found in a special photo essay by Yakov Fedorov.

This August, the most powerful SPP of Almaty region, named in honor of the Kazakh composer Nurgisa Tlendiyev, began to operate.

Before my trip to Nurgisa SPP, I looked at the figures for the development of solar energy in the world. The dynamic pattern was very impressive.

For example, seemingly, quite recently - in 2004, the capacity of all solar power plants in the United States was 100.8 MW (the same as it is at Nurgisa SPP now), and in 2018 this figure grew almost 150 times - up to 14 762 MW.
In neighboring China, the dynamics are ev

en more impressive - 100 MW in 2007, and 174.630 MW in 2018 (an increase of 1746 times over 11 years) - 32% of the world capacity of all SPPs.

In Germany, which, most likely, is not associated with the sun, already 7.9% of the energy consumed in 2018 was produced at SPP.

In our country, solar energy is also beginning to grow at a very rapid pace compared to other types of electricity production. Only this year, a number of large PPs were put into operation.

1. In September 2018, Eneverse Kunkuat LLP started the construction of a 100 MW solar power plant near Kapshagay. Literally, within a year, the construction was completed. The new SPP was named after Nurgisa Tlendiyev, the Kazakh composer, People's Artist of the USSR.

2. A total of 303.048 polysilicon solar panels with a capacity of 330 W each are installed at Nurgisa SPP.

3. The total cost of the project amounted to KZT 27.7 billion. 10.8 billion tenge was provided by Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC (a subsidiary of Baiterek holding) in the form of a loan for 10 years, and leasing financing in the amount of 6.5 billion tenge for 8 years was provided by DBK-Leasing JSC, a subsidiary of DBK, and the rest of the necessary investments in the amount of 10.4 billion tenge was provided by Eneverse Kunkuat LLP.

4. Each year, the solar power plant will generate about 160 million kilowatt-hours of electricity, which will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 150 thousand tons per year.

5. Meteorological instruments.

6. I was interested to learn about the specifics of working in the winter season. As the SPP experts said, by the experience of operating the panels in similar climatic conditions due to the dark color of the panels and the angle of inclination, there are no problems with icing or snow.

7. Solar panels are assembled in thongs (rows), there are 18 panels in one thong at Nurgisa SPP.

8. Each panel generates voltage direct current up to 44 volts.

9. Further, the electricity from the panels is supplied to the assembled cabinets (combine boxes) with a voltage of up to 1000 volts.

10. For example, on this combine box, the voltage was 670 volts.

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12. From the combine boxes, the current is supplied to the inverter stations via cables.

13. At the inverter station, the direct current is first converted to an alternating current of 380 volts, which is fed to a transformer that raises the voltage to 35.000 volts. Next, the current comes to the closed switchgear.

14. Indoor switchgear.

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16. After that, with the help of power transformers, the voltage is again increased from 35 kilovolts to 220 kilovolts.

17. After increasing the voltage to 220 kV, the current is directed to high-voltage lines of 220 kV through open switchgear (OS) and then - to the consumer.

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