The mining company Mibrag has commissioned a huge photovoltaic plant on an old open-cast mine site south of Leipzig. More than 66,000 solar modules stand on a 55-hectare area, according to the company. That corresponds to about 77 soccer fields.
According to the company, the new Peres II plant can produce about 38,000 megawatt hours of electricity annually. That would theoretically be enough to supply more than 15,000 households, according to the company. However, the electricity produced there is to remain in the company's own grid and in the future supply the necessary energy for the planned production of green hydrogen at the Profen site in Saxony-Anhalt.
The company, which was founded in 1994 and is based in Zeitz (Saxony-Anhalt), is one of the largest employers in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, with around 1,400 employees. It operates the Profen and Vereinigtes Schleenhain (Leipzig) opencast mines. As part of the phase-out of lignite production, Mibrag is investing in renewable energies. The company put the investment in the new photovoltaic plant at 25 million euros.
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