Canadian Solar Has Provided Its CS6P-P Solar Modules for a a 540kW Solar Power Plant

Canadian Solar today said it has provided its CS6P-P solar modules for a a 540kW solar power plant at Izmir Airport, the first project under the new Turkish solar energy legislation, YEK, for solar power plants under 500kW. This is the second project that Canadian Solar has realised in collaboration with the EPC contractor Gehrlicher Merk Solar in Turkey, following a 96kW governmental PV project, which was finalised in September 2012. The solar park at Izmir airport is the first PV project at an airport in the region. It is comprised of a ground-mounted installation of 450kW and 90kW of off-grid systems on several radar stations; Which Canadian Solar says makes it the largest PV system currently installed in the country. It is also the first solar power plant to be erected under the newly introduced Turkish legislation to foster renewable energy plants under 500kW. The regulation has encouraged a pipeline of projects totaling 40 to 50MW so far, and emphasises the interest of the government in the development of a renewable energy industry in Turkey and to increase the diversification of energy resources. One core advantages of the new legislation is the simplified official procedures where no licensing is required. The solar park at Izmir airport is the second joint project of Canadian Solar and Gehrlicher Merk Solar in Turkey. With their first finalized solar power plant, a governmental rooftop installation of 96kW for the municipality of Bursa, the solar company and the EPC contractor were nominated as the only solar project for the Best Renewable Energy Collaboration Award at this year’s TIREC Awards in Turkey. Up until the completion of the 540kW project in Izmir, the 96kW photovoltaic system in Bursa had been the largest Turkish Governmental supported solar power plant. Source: solarnovus