BLR

Elsk — 16 MW Solar

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Elsk is a 16 MW solar power plant located in Belarus. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
16 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Belarusian Energy Ministry

Operator

Location
51.77, 29.16

Coordinates

Insights

#21
largest in %s
#2,883
largest %s worldwide
#20,816
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs older than avg
5
operated by %s
2
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
16 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Belarusian Energy Ministry
Country
BLR
Coordinates
51.770, 29.155

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,054 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
31,613 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
41 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

229
cars / year
141
homes / year
47,899
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Elsk is a 16.3 MW solar power plant in Belarus.

Ranked #5 of 7 solar plants in Belarus. Its 16.3 MW represents 7% of the country’s total solar capacity of 233 MW. The largest solar plant in Belarus is Blizhnyaya Rechitsa 2 at 109 MW, making Elsk 6.7 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plant is Mozyr Thermal Power Plant (195 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Gomel Region, approximately 150 km southeast of Minsk.

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