TITLE
IMPLEMENTATION OF 40 MW PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT BITOLA IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA
AUTHOR(S)
Elizabeta Arsova, Plamen Tsankov
ABSTRACT
From 2021 until today, RN Macedonia is facing a significant shortage of electricity for consumers. According to the energy balances, the import of electricity is increasing, while the domestic production of electricity is decreasing. The reason for this situation, which also contributed to the emergence of an energy crisis, is that the largest domestic electricity producer JSC ESM Macedonia produces smaller and smaller amounts of electricity. The largest producers of electrical energy, TPP Bitola and TPP Oslomej are 50-60 years old, the coal from the Suvodol and Oslomej mines is nearing its end and has a very low calorific value. According to the EU directives, it is necessary for thermal power plants, which represent the biggest polluters of electricity, to gradually shut down and to use renewable sources of electricity as much as possible. Each country, depending on its location, geographical location, as well as climatic conditions, should make significant use of its renewable energy resources. Macedonia is blessed with many sunny days, and the solar radiation ranges from 1 168 kWh/m 2 to 1 650 kWh/m 2, but unfortunately the use of the sun's energy is the least used.
In this working paper, the power for connecting a photovoltaic power plant PvPP Bitola with an installed ower of 40 MW to the power grid will be considered. PvPP Bitola with 40 MW is located in the south-western region of RN Macedonia, where solar radiation is significantly high and amounts to 1 544,9 kWh/m 2. Several variants will be shown for choosing the equipment that would produce the largest amount of electricity. The equipment with the lowest price, as well as its coverage in the selected location, is taken as the most favourable variant. For the selection of the location, land owned by JSC ESM Macedonia was taken, and thus there will be no additional costs for the land, and it is also close to the existing TS 400/100 kV/kV, so the total investment would cost less.
DOI
PAGES
28-33
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How to cite this article:
Elizabeta Arsova, Plamen Tsankov, IMPLEMENTATION OF 40 MW PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT BITOLA IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA, Proceedings of International Scientific Conference “UNITECH 2023” – Gabrovo, 28-33