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Excluded from Russian vandalism

Built as a symbol of hope amid disaster, the decision to construct a solar site at Chornobyl may have saved it from the destruction that other power generation facilities suffered during early Russian advances in Ukraine, as Ian Skarytovsky explains.

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pv magazine

07 Sep 2023

Rodina chose a site just a few hundred meters from the reactor for its 1 MW solar plant so the project could better serve as a symbol for the possibilities of working inside the exclusion zone. | Photo: Solar Chernobyl

The Chornobyl solar plant, built on the epicenter of the world’s worst nuclear accident, was meant to prove there is always hope, even in the face of disaster. Such symbolism is more relevant than ever, as Ukraine needs strength during the darkest times of the country’s modern history.The 1 MW solar plant was launched in …

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