Seraphim Solar Scores Panel Supply For Ukraine’s Largest Solar Farm

China’s Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System Co., Ltd. has announced it will be the sole module supplier for a 246MW solar project in Ukraine. The facility will be located near Dnepropetrovsk, the country’s fourth largest city.

The company says it will be supplying its 330W polycrystalline modules for the project, which works out to be around 745,000 solar panels. It’s a big score for the company, which has been relatively quiet on the large scale solar front over the past couple of years.

  “Seraphim is particularly proud to be the sole module supplier for this landmark project. It rewards years of hard work and demonstrates the global recognition of Seraphim’s bankable manufacturing processes — including our reliable brand image,” said  Seraphim President Polaris Li.

Seraphim states the facility will supply the electricity needs of equivalent to 100,0000 Ukrainian citizens, while avoiding 300,000 tons of carbon emissions annually.

According to an International Energy Agency fact sheet, in 2015, 50% of the country’s electricity came from nuclear, 30% from coal and less than 5% from renewables. During 2015, Ukraine was the 8th largest producer of nuclear energy in the world. That year, it generated just 477 gigawatt-hours of electricity from solar panels.

Earlier this year, The Ukrainian Association of Renewable Energy reported to PV Magazine that the country’s cumulative installed solar power capacity had reached 741 MW – and more than 500 MW of new PV installations were expected this year.

There’s plenty of incentive for solar energy uptake in the country at the moment, with feed in tariffs for ground-mounted PV projects and rooftop solar power around AUD 28c per kilowatt-hour of electricity exported.

A huge project on the horizon for the country is a 1.2 GW solar hub in Chernobyl, the site of what is to date the world’s worst nuclear accident. Solar energy is already present in the area, with a one-megawatt PV plant commissioned earlier this year located just a hundred metres from a new sarcophagus sealing the remains of reactor no.4.

Established in 2011, Seraphim Solar  is considered a Tier 1 solar module manufacturer. The company states 4GW+ of its modules have been installed globally and it has a 3GW module production capacity

SQ’s Ronald published a review of Seraphim solar panels a while back (with a couple updates since) and you can read other Seraphim solar panel reviews here on SolarQuotes from Australians who have had the modules installed for at least 12 months. So far, Australian owners seem generally happy with the panels, rating them an average of 4.63 out of 5 at the time of publishing.