Nové Zámky hospital starts building a 951 kWp solar plant that will cover a quarter of its consumption

Fakultná nemocnica s poliklinikou Nové Zámky (FNsP), the university hospital in south-western Slovakia, on 4 November began building its own photovoltaic plant on unused land within its grounds. Health Minister Kamil Šaško attended the start of works.

The figures. According to the hospital, the plant will have 1,330 monocrystalline panels of 715 Wp each, with a total installed capacity of almost 951 kWp. The guaranteed annual saving is 1.05 million kWh, or 1,050 MWh, about a quarter of the hospital's annual electricity consumption, worth more than €272,000 a year. The project is worth about €2.18 million.

How it is paid for. The hospital is not using its own funds: the investment will be repaid from savings over eight years, after which the savings become profit, according to FNsP. The TASR news agency notes that if savings fall short of the guarantee, the supplier covers the difference, while any surplus is split equally, and that after eight years the plant will belong to the hospital. The works are carried out by ESCO Integra, part of the ESCO Slovensko group, a joint venture of ČEZ and SPP.

What they said. Hospital director Mikuláš Blaško said generating its own electricity "will allow us to reduce dependence on external supplies". Minister Šaško said, as quoted by TASR, that the project "will burden neither the hospital's budget nor the state's" and that the ministry wants more hospitals to carry out similar projects, possibly with EU funds. Naďa Hartmann, head of ESCO Slovensko, noted that the panels have a lifespan of 25–30 years.

What comes next. Construction should take just over a year, with commissioning planned for the beginning of 2028. According to the SITA news agency, by number of panels it will be one of the largest hospital solar installations in Slovakia.

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