Feb 23 2011
OPDE Italy has declared that it will be constructing six new solar farms in cities such as Pedrosa, Alessandria, Tortona in the region of Alessandria and Fosano located in Cuneo region.
The new solar farms are expected to generate around 26 MW solar power and will be constructed with an investment of over 120 million Euros. The projects will be finalized before the end of March this year.
During the construction, OPDE will utilize over 91,000 Trina solar modules each with 230 Wp capability along with the SMA model 11000 TL inverter units numbering 2,027 and 1-axis MECASOLAR tracker model MS-1E Plus. The modules are assembled at the factory owned by the company in Turin along with the other requirements. According to OPDE, a number of investment funds have shown interest in taking over the new projects that are under construction as well as the 17 MW power generation facility the company has completed in 2010. The completion of the 26 MW facility will enable OPDE Italy to possess a total of 43 MW in Italy alone. The company has constructed over 127 MW power production projects globally.
The current 26 MW construction forms a part of its total orders for 58 MW. The construction for balance of orders in the region of Piedmont (Alexandria, Cuneo and Turin) will begin in the first part of 2011. In the current year, the company has invested over 316 million Euros in solar farms thus providing around 375 indirect and direct job positions in the Piedmont region.