Biggest PV plant in Slovenia begins regular operation

The largest solar power plant in Slovenia has only 7.1 MW in peak capacity and a 5 MW grid connection. The facility in the country’s southwest, on the border with Italy, has begun regular operation, according to its developer Moja elektrarna.

Slovenia is mostly leaning on small photovoltaic and battery storage installations for its renewables expansion. Moja elektrarna, a firm based in Maribor, the second-largest city, built the country’s biggest solar power facility.

The PV plant consists of 12,888 modules of 550 W apiece, Naš stik reported. It translates to barely 7.1 MW in peak capacity, in terms of direct current or DC. The grid connection, for alternating current (AC), is 5 MW.

Moja elektrarna installed the PV park at the Krvavi Potok village on the border with Italy. The facility in southwestern Slovenia is on the territory of the Hrpelje-Kozina municipality. It is expected to generate 8.4 GWh per year. The projected output is equivalent to the electricity consumption of 2,400 domestic households, the article adds.

Located next to one of the main roads to Italy, the PV plant in Krvavi Potok is suitable for powering future electric vehicle charging points

The firm said the test operation began on April 1 and that the solar power plant entered regular operation on July 1. It expects to receive the certificate of occupancy, the final permit, by September.

Moja elektrarna is a subsidiary of Austria-based PV-Invest, which earlier said the PV plant spans 7.2 hectares. The company has calculated that the solar power plant would prevent an equivalent of almost 64,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions in total over its 30-year operating life.

Located next to one of the main roads to Italy, the facility is suitable for powering future electric vehicle charging points, according to the company. PV-Invest develops funding plans for private and institutional investors for joint photovoltaic projects supported by banks and financial institutions, according to its website.

In 2023, HESS built the now second-largest solar power plant in Slovenia in Brežice, at its hydropower plant.