The company Agrolife Montenegro from Podgorica plans to build a solar power plant of the same name in the Bratica settlement in Ulcinj. The location covers an area of 91,529 m2.
In early February, the investor submitted a request to the Environmental Protection Agency to determine whether an environmental impact assessment report was necessary. The Agency decided that such a report is required for the project’s further realization.
According to the document, the installed capacity of the plant will be 6,601,920 Wp, generated by 9,568 photovoltaic panels, each with a power of 690 Wp.
The solar panels will be installed on the ground, mounted on a steel structure designed to ensure optimal energy production throughout the year. On this steel structure, 16 inverters, each with a capacity of 300 kW, will be positioned at suitable locations. These inverters will convert the electrical energy to a voltage level of 0.8 kV AC. With this number of inverters, the total capacity of the plant will be 4,800,000 We, according to the report.
The report further explains that due to the high installed capacity of the plant, the project also covers the necessary transformer facilities for connecting to the electrical distribution network. The construction of a 0.8/35 kV transformer station (TS) is planned, which will include a 35 kV medium voltage facility, a 0.8 kV low voltage facility, two transformers of 0.8/35 kV 2500 kVA, and one transformer of 35/0.4 kV 50 kVA for the plant’s own consumption.
The power plant will be connected to the distribution network at a voltage level of 35 kV, via the 35 kV overhead line Veliki Pijesak-Ulcinj, which passes through the parcel where the plant is being built. The connection will be made through a 35 kV cable that will link the new TS 0.8/35 kV with the existing 35 kV overhead line Veliki Pijesak-Ulcinj, using the “in-out” system.
The connection will be made at a new angular tension overhead line pole.
The power plant will operate in an “on-grid” mode, meaning it will distribute generated electricity only when the grid voltage is present. In the event of a network power failure, the plant will disconnect from the grid.
