Solar electricity panels to be installed at Oncology Institute

Photovoltaic solar panels for producing electric power will be set up at the Oncology Institute in Chisinau. In order to implement this project, the Government of Moldova and the Japan International Cooperation Agency signed a grant agreement to the value of 17 million Japanese yens (US$5m) on July 18, Info-Prim Neo reports. The agreement was signed by Minister of Health Andrei Usatyi and Director General of the Middle East and Europe Department Junichi Yamada. Under the agreement, solar panels will be installed on an area of 6,600 square meters. Using light and heat energy from the sun, the panels will generate 15-20% of the annual volume of electricity consumed by the Oncology Institute. Thus, 20-22 million lei will be saved a year. “These photovoltaic solar panels will serve as additional source of energy and will contribute to enhanced power consumption and lower costs for heat and electricity,” Andrei Usatyi said during the signing ceremony. The project “Promotion of Clean Energy by Using the Photovoltaic Solar System” is implemented within the program “Scheme of Grants for Environment Protection and Climate Change Aspects” that is financed by the Government of Japan. The first project to cooperate in outfitting the Moldovan medical institutions with modern equipment was agreed by the Government of Japan and the Government of Moldova in 1999.