SIMO
SOLAR PARK
EXILION
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Simo 70 MWp solar park is a project of Exilion Tuuli Ky, where Solarigo Systems Oy works as the projects EPC constructor.
Simo's solar park is Lapland's first industrial solar park and it will be one of the largest in Finland with its 70 megawatt output capacity. The solar plant's annual production is approximately 65,000 MWh, which corresponds to the electricity consumption of approximately 26,000 apartment buildings. The park will be connected to already existing Exilion wind turbines, forming a hybrid power plant that improves energy self-sufficiency and supports carbon neutrality goals. The solar park project area is about 70 hectares.
Solarigo Systems Oy is responsible for the planning and implementation of the project. Solarigo will also manage the maintenance of the solar park after completion. The solar park will contain approximately 120,000 solar panels and the total value of the project is approximately 40 million euros.
The project has received investment support of 8.9 million euros from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment as part of the NextGeneration EU green transition funding.
The effects on nature have been taken into account by delimiting, for example, valuable wilderness area outside the project. The park is estimated to be completed towards the end of 2025. For the municipality of Simo, the park brings significant real estate tax income, estimated at around 250,000 euros per year.
PANELS
120,000
INVESTMENT
~ 40
STEP
CONSTRUCTION
LOCATION
SIMO
CAPACITY
70
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Solarigo chosen as constructor
Renewable energy investor Exilion publishes the the start of construction of its 70 MWp project during the spring. Solarigo Systems Oy has been selected as the designer and EPC constructor of the project.
02 / 2024
02 / 2024
PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT
Site preparations
Solarigo removed the trees from the area. Land transfer work in the area started in April.
04 / 2024
04 / 2024
Installation of mounting systems begins
The preparatory works of the solar park installation started in June 2024 with the installation of mounting systems. In the picture, metal posts of the mounting systems are paled into the ground.
06 / 2024
06 / 2024
NextGenerationEU
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has granted Exilion Management Oy the EU's green transition NextGeneration EU support funding for the implementation of the project.
02 / 2024
Installation of solar panels begins
The installation of Simo project's 120 000 solar panels begins.
08 / 2024
08 / 2024