Solar plant: site data
Solar power plant in Kovtunove, Shostkynskyi Raion, Sumy Oblast
Kovtunove: 1,094 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 39° 2° east of south (PVGIS). 1.4% below the oblast median (1,110). #118 of 258 in the rayon, #1354 of 1534 in the oblast.
Shostka, the rayon centre, is 5 km away. 148 m above sea level. 5 km away: Shostka, the nearest bigger centre, 1,082 — 1.2% more here. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Суми, 141 km. 14.72 m between rows, pitch 18.44 m (latitude 51.8°).
- Yield of 1 kWp
- 1,094kWh/year
- Tilt
- 39°2° east of south
- 10 kW
- 10,941kWh/year
- Row pitch
- 18.44m · GCR 0.26
- T_min
- -40 °Cregion I, north-western
- Snow S₀ / wind W₀
- 1,670 / 420Pa
Ground frame designer
A ground frame for a solar plant: Kovtunove
The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 51.8° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Суми, 141 km: snow 1,670 Pa, wind 420 Pa.
- No sign-up
- Snow and wind check
- Drawings and estimate
Yield by month
June: 142 kWh/kWp, December: 24 — 5.9 times less.
November: 32 against 35 in the oblast, 8.6% less.
| kWp | A year | June | December |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5,471 | 710 | 120 |
| 10 | 10,941 | 1,420 | 240 |
| 15 | 16,412 | 2,130 | 360 |
Example: a 10 kW ground frame
For the loads of Sumy: 11.16 kWp, 18 panels, 385 kg of steel, 12 piles, materials ≈ 51,876 UAH.
How these numbers are computed
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Sources
- PVGIS © European Union, 2001–2026 — yield, tilt and azimuth, data as of 2026-10-10
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — coordinates, elevation and divisions (changed)
- DBN V.1.2-2:2006, DSTU-N B V.1.1-27:2010
- How these numbers are computed
Preliminary calculation: a design needs an engineer’s check.