St. George will be built on the site of the former decommissioned Silistra airport.
Rezolv Energy has acquired the rights to build and operate a 229 MW solar plant in Silistra Municipality in north-eastern Bulgaria. Named ‘St. George’, construction is due to start by mid-2024; the plant is expected to be completed in early 2025. Once constructed, it will be one of the largest solar power plants in Bulgaria.
St. George will be built on the site of the former Silistra airport, a decommissioned airfield covering 165 hectares. The project will comprise nearly 400,000 solar panels. With an average annual power generation of 313 Gigawatt hours (GWh), it will produce the equivalent of 13% of Bulgaria’s currently-installed solar power.
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Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Reports
The primary objective of this Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) is to evaluate the potential environmental and social impacts, both positive and negative, associated with the planning, construction, and operation of the San George Solar.
This report focuses on assessing the San George Solar’s environmental and social performance in alignment with the following key requirements:
- IFC International Financing Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards (PS) from 2012, which encompass the IFC Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines for Wind Energy (2015), IFC Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines for Electric Power Transmission and Distribution (2007), and associated World Bank General Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Guidelines from 2007.
- Bulgarian laws and regulations, EU Law and Regulations pertinent to the San George, including, but not limited to, the EU EIA.
Доклади за оценка на въздействието върху околната и социалната среда
Основната цел на тази оценка на въздействието върху околната и социалната среда (ESIA) е да оцени потенциалните екологични и социални въздействия, както положителни, така и отрицателни, свързани с планирането, изграждането и експлоатацията на фотоволтаичен парк Св. Георги.
Този доклад се фокусира върху оценката на екологичните и социалните резултати на ФеЦ Св. Георги в съответствие със следните ключови изисквания:
- IFC International Financing Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards (PS) от 2012 г., които обхващат Насоките на IFC за околната среда, здравето и безопасността на вятърната енергия (2015 г.), Насоките на IFC за околната среда, здравето и безопасността за пренос и разпределение на електрическа енергия (2007 г.) и свързаните с тях Общи насоки на Световната банка за околната среда, здравето и безопасността (EHS) от 2007 г.
- Български законови и подзаконови актове, Право и подзаконови актове на ЕС, отнасящи се до Св. Георги, включително, но не само, ОВОС на ЕС.
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
Stakeholder Engagement Plan
Environmental and Social Management Plan
Commitment Register (Annex 2)
Environmental and Social Action Plan
The plant will be connected to the main 110 kV transmission grid via two independent connection lines totalling about 6 kilometres in length. The power will be sold to commercial and industrial users through long-term Power Purchase Agreements.
The project will create a large number of new jobs in the construction phase. A significant number of employees will be hired, both for light assembly – which is work suitable for men and women, on both a full-time and part-time basis – and highly-skilled engineering roles. Longer term, the power plant will provide local employment for skilled and semi-skilled labour throughout the 30 plus years of operation.
St. George will be designed, constructed, and operated to the highest environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards.