Küçükçekmece Tracker Solar Power Plant (SPP)

The installed power of Küçükçekmece Tracker Solar Power Plant that entered into service in July 2017 is 10 kW. The total installation area of the plant is approximately 100 m2. 2 “Tracker Double Axis Solar Power Systems” with installed power of 5 kW, 2 “Wind Turbines with 500 W power” and 2 “USB Charged Sitting Benches” have been placed in the green are in front of Küçükçekmece Social Facility of the Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul for the purpose of creating awareness with respect to “Renewable Energy”. The electrical power generated with 2 wind turbines with power of 500 W placed the green are in front of Küçükçekmece Social Facility charge the accumulators and respond the electricity requirement of the LED armatures on the same pole. 2 “USB Charged Sitting Benches” receiving its energy from the sun and allowing to charge the devices including telephones, tablets have been placed in the same area for public use.

13 MWh of electricity is generated annually with the 2 tracker solar power systems of 5 kW installed and the electrical power generated is used for the internal requirement of the social facility.

Küçükçekmece Tracker Solar Power Plant has a power that could respond the electricity requirement of 8 households and prevents 6,8 tons of CO2 emission annually. This provides environmental benefit equivalent to withdrawal of 6 vehicles from the traffic and planting 175 trees.