The Vepřek Solar Park () is a

photovoltaic power plant A photovoltaic power station, also known as a solar park, solar farm, or solar power plant, is a large-scale grid-connected photovoltaic power system (PV system) designed for the supply of merchant power. They are different from most building ...

in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. It is situated near Vepřek village, part of Nová Ves municipality, approx 30 km north from Prague. Development of the power plant began in October 2009 and the opening of the power plant took place on 8 September 2010. The power plant's output is 35 MW and should cover the consumption of about ten thousand households. The plant's construction used up 186,960 units of PhonoSolar 185 and 190 Wp photovoltaic panels. The entire complex of 26 blocks stretches over an area of 82.5 ha, which is equivalent to more than a hundred football fields. The investor for this plant is Decci a.s. The entire development required an investment of more than CZK 2.7 billion (approx. US$140 million).

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