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2015-11-02 00:00:00
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The hunt for renewable energy sources is also on in Central and Eastern Europe, an area highly dependent on Russian gas imports. The recent addition is Hungary’s new 16MW solar power plant, the largest of this kind in the country. With an initial investment of HUF 6.5 bln, the company Mátrai Erőmű controls the plant.
Positioned in Visonta, in the northern part of the country, close to the border with Slovakia, the plant leaves room for further similar initiatives to become reality. Over 72,000 solar panels, deployed on 30 hectares, are currently being tested.
Mátrai Erőmű, Hungaryʼs largest lignite-fueled power plant, with has a capacity of 950 MW, is currently controlled by the German group RWE-EnBW (74%) and by the state-owned Hungarian Electricity Works (24%). As the companyʼs supervisory board Marie-Theres claims that half of the investment might be covered by a development tax reduction, the initiative can appreciated as a step forward and away from fossil fuel dependency.
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