Solar plant: site data
Solar power plant in Kovanka, Korostenskyi Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast
Kovanka: 1,050 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 38° 5° east of south (PVGIS). 4.9% below the oblast median (1,104). #560 of 560 in the rayon, #1700 of 1700 in the oblast.
Korosten, the rayon centre, is 62 km away. 185 m above sea level. 62 km away: Korosten, the nearest bigger centre, 1,105 — 4.9% less here. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Житомир, 133 km. 13.84 m between rows, pitch 17.61 m (latitude 51.4°).
- Yield of 1 kWp
- 1,050kWh/year
- Tilt
- 38°5° east of south
- 10 kW
- 10,504kWh/year
- Row pitch
- 17.61m · GCR 0.27
- T_min
- -40 °Cregion I, north-western
- Snow S₀ / wind W₀
- 1,460 / 460Pa
Ground frame designer
A ground frame for a solar plant: Kovanka
The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 51.4° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Житомир, 133 km: snow 1,460 Pa, wind 460 Pa.
- No sign-up
- Snow and wind check
- Drawings and estimate
Yield by month
June: 134 kWh/kWp, December: 26 — 5.2 times less.
October: 75 against 81 in the oblast, 7.4% less.
| kWp | A year | June | December |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5,252 | 670 | 130 |
| 10 | 10,504 | 1,340 | 260 |
| 15 | 15,756 | 2,010 | 390 |
Example: a 10 kW ground frame
For the loads of Zhytomyr: 11.16 kWp, 18 panels, 350 kg of steel, 12 piles, materials ≈ 52,606 UAH.
How these numbers are computed
Nearby
- Chervonka3 km1,052 kWh/kWp
- Pobychi6 km1,051 kWh/kWp
- Syrnytsia7 km1,052 kWh/kWp
- Usove7 km1,058 kWh/kWp
- Horodets10 km1,070 kWh/kWp
- Ustynivka12 km1,059 kWh/kWp
All places: Korostenskyi RaionZhytomyr 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.