Solar plant: site data
Solar power plant in Sofiivka, Zaporizkyi Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Sofiivka: 1,184 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 36° facing south (PVGIS). 2.3% below the oblast median (1,212). #255 of 286 in the rayon, #871 of 972 in the oblast.
Zaporizhzhya, the rayon centre, is 66 km away. 82 m above sea level. 8 km away: Novomykolayivka, the nearest bigger centre, the same 1,188. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Запоріжжя, 65 km. 10.23 m between rows, pitch 14.10 m (latitude 48.0°).
- Yield of 1 kWp
- 1,184kWh/year
- Tilt
- 36°facing south
- 10 kW
- 11,841kWh/year
- Row pitch
- 14.10m · 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: Sofiivka
The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 48.0° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Запоріжжя, 65 km: snow 1,110 Pa, wind 460 Pa.
- No sign-up
- Snow and wind check
- Drawings and estimate
Yield by month
July: 151 kWh/kWp, December: 29 — 5.2 times less.
December: 29 against 32 in the oblast, 9.4% less.
| kWp | A year | July | December |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5,921 | 755 | 145 |
| 10 | 11,841 | 1,510 | 290 |
| 15 | 17,762 | 2,265 | 435 |
Example: a 10 kW ground frame
For the loads of Zaporizhzhia: 11.16 kWp, 18 panels, 372 kg of steel, 12 piles, materials ≈ 49,705 UAH.
How these numbers are computed
Nearby
- Kamianka1 km1,184 kWh/kWp
- Kamianuvate3 km1,183 kWh/kWp
- Veselyi Kut4 km1,179 kWh/kWp
- Mykolai-Pole4 km1,180 kWh/kWp
- Novotersianske4 km1,180 kWh/kWp
- Horlytske5 km1,184 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.