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The overall project, which constitutes one of Finland’s largest solar farms, will incorporate not only solar power but also energy storage.  After completion, the project will produce approximately 97 gigawatt-hours of electricity, which corresponds to the consumption of 13,000 households on average. The Isosuo solarpark project will be implemented in 2023–2026.  The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has granted an investment aid of EUR 13.3 million for the Utajärvi solar park. The size of the project is more than EUR 80 million.

Finland’s first solar park built in a mining area has been commissioned. The solar park is a joint project of Skarta Energy and Solarigo Systems Oy. The solar park was built on the mine’s decommissioned and filled tailings pond. A total of 22,800 solar panels have been installed in the park. The annual production of the solar power plant is about 10 GWh, which corresponds to the annual consumption of almost 1300 Finnish households. The electricity produced by the park will mainly be utilised on site. When the underground operations of the Pyhäsalmi mine end, the Callio business area will be developed in the vicinity of the mine, the operators of which will make use of the mine’s existing infrastructure and solar park.