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The Czech Republic has already been identified by renewable energy companies as the most interesting new solar energy market in Europe. The latest development to support such an opinion is a new 13 Mw solar power plant to be built in Stříbro, Plzeň district (known also as the home of the beer), by Solarstrom AG, from Freiburg, Germany. The plant is to be commissioned in autumn this year.

Solarstrom is planning to build a free-standing solar power plant, consisting of polycrystalline solar modules. The solar farm will occupy about 30 hectares of area, about 30 km to the west of Plzeň. The electrical energy produced will be equivalent to the power needs of about 3100 households.

Czech Republic legislation guarantess low feed-in tariffs, at a level of about EUR 0.48, and this should remain so for the next 20 years. The new plant is Solarstrom's largest solar project yet, and represents an important step towards strengthening the company's presence in Europe. Solarstrom also has projects in Germany and Italy.