Solar plant: site data
Solar power plant in Balabyne, Zaporizkyi Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Balabyne: 1,242 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 36° 1° east of south (PVGIS). 2.5% above the oblast median (1,212). #3 of 286 in the rayon, #126 of 972 in the oblast.
Zaporizhzhya, the rayon centre, is 15 km away. 35 m above sea level. 15 km away: Zaporizhzhya, the nearest bigger centre, 1,227 — 1.2% more here. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Запоріжжя, 13 km. 10.03 m between rows, pitch 13.90 m (latitude 47.7°).
- Yield of 1 kWp
- 1,242kWh/year
- Tilt
- 36°1° east of south
- 10 kW
- 12,423kWh/year
- Row pitch
- 13.90m · GCR 0.34
- T_min
- -42 °Cregion II, south-eastern
- Snow S₀ / wind W₀
- 1,110 / 460Pa
Ground frame designer
A ground frame for a solar plant: Balabyne
The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 47.7° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Запоріжжя, 13 km: snow 1,110 Pa, wind 460 Pa.
- No sign-up
- Snow and wind check
- Drawings and estimate
Yield by month
July: 156 kWh/kWp, December: 32 — 4.9 times less.
January: 40 against 37 in the oblast, 8.1% more.
| kWp | A year | July | December |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6,212 | 780 | 160 |
| 10 | 12,423 | 1,560 | 320 |
| 15 | 18,635 | 2,340 | 480 |
Example: a 10 kW ground frame
For the loads of Zaporizhzhia: 11.16 kWp, 18 panels, 382 kg of steel, 14 piles, materials ≈ 50,687 UAH.
How these numbers are computed
Nearby
- Kushuhum3 km1,242 kWh/kWp
- Rozumivka6 km1,233 kWh/kWp
- Nyzhnia Khortytsia7 km1,230 kWh/kWp
- Kanivske9 km1,225 kWh/kWp
- Rostushche9 km1,219 kWh/kWp
- Malokaterynivka10 km1,244 kWh/kWp
All places: Zaporizkyi RaionZaporizhzhia Oblast: rayons and towns
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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.