Unigrin Energy has provided the implementation of a pilot project to install 10 low-power grid solar power plants on the roofs of the central heating points (CTP) of the city of Togliatti, owned by T Plus. This is stated in the company's message.
There is a central heating station in every city with a centralized heat supply. The task of these small power facilities is to provide houses with hot water and heat by heating water. The CTP consumes a lot of electricity year-round for the operation of equipment, while the points are connected to the grid at low voltage, and the cost of a kilowatt-hour for such facilities is on average higher than for consumers at high voltage.
To increase energy efficiency, solar power plants with a capacity of 10 to 30 kW were installed on the roofs of the TSC. The angle of inclination of the solar modules is selected taking into account the hourly electricity consumption at the TSC and ensures the most efficient use of solar modules.
The total installed capacity of solar power plants installed under the pilot project is 200 kW. The projected annual output will be 227 thousand kWh, which will increase the energy efficiency of the TSC by reducing the extraction of electricity from the grid.
Unigrin Energy is a large private company in Russia in the field of renewable energy. Implements projects based on renewable energy sources in Africa, CIS, Asia and Latin America. The portfolio of projects for the construction of renewable generation exceeds 1.5 GW.
T Plus Group (until June 2015 — KES Holding) is a Russian private company operating in the field of electric power and heat supply. Main activities: generation, energy trading, retail, energy service. Under the management of the T Plus group there are 54 power plants, more than 400 boiler houses and over 19 thousand km of heating networks.
The profit of T Plus under IFRS for the first half of 2023 fell by 11.4% to RUB 11.88 billion from RUB 13.4 billion a year earlier. Revenue increased by 12.76% to RUB 247.17 billion from RUB 219.19 billion. Operating profit decreased by 19% to RUB 19.5 billion from RUB 24.12 billion.
