Solar plant: site data
Solar power plant in Porokhon, Shostkynskyi Raion, Sumy Oblast
Porokhon: 1,104 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 39° 2° east of south (PVGIS). Exactly the oblast median (1,110). #19 of 258 in the rayon, #1033 of 1534 in the oblast.
Shostka, the rayon centre, is 50 km away. 203 m above sea level. 50 km away: Shostka, the nearest bigger centre, 1,082 — 2.1% more here. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Суми, 144 km. 15.10 m between rows, pitch 18.82 m (latitude 52.1°).
- Yield of 1 kWp
- 1,104kWh/year
- Tilt
- 39°2° east of south
- 10 kW
- 11,043kWh/year
- Row pitch
- 18.82m · GCR 0.25
- T_min
- -40 °Cregion I, north-western
- Snow S₀ / wind W₀
- 1,670 / 420Pa
Ground frame designer
A ground frame for a solar plant: Porokhon
The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 52.1° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Суми, 144 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: 23 — 6.2 times less.
January: 40 against 36 in the oblast, 11.1% more.
| kWp | A year | June | December |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5,522 | 710 | 115 |
| 10 | 11,043 | 1,420 | 230 |
| 15 | 16,565 | 2,130 | 345 |
Example: a 10 kW ground frame
For the loads of Sumy: 11.16 kWp, 18 panels, 359 kg of steel, 12 piles, materials ≈ 53,991 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.