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Headline: Chernobyl Reopens - As Solar Power Plant

Caption: Over 30 years after the worst nuclear disaster in history, the ill-fated Chernobyl facility is producing power again - in the form of solar energy. Solar Chernobyl Power Plant was officially launched with an opening ceremony on Friday (5 Oct). Situated 100m from the confinement of the 4th nuclear power block that exploded on 26 April 1986, the plant has an annual production capacity of 1024 MWh/year. This first four acre stage is composed of 3,800 panels, producing enough energy to power 2,000 apartments. The Consortium's strategy is to scale up the Solar Chernobyl project up to 100 MW over a potential 6,000 acres (9.4sq miles). Solar Chernobyl explain: "The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChnPP) Zone has become a "black hole" in Ukraine from an environmental, social and economic points of view. Solar Chernobyl is the first and only real private investment into the ChNPP Zone since 1986. Construction of solar parks in contaminated area enables use of these lands for the benefit of humanity."

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PersonInImage: Solar Chernobyl Power Plant was officially launched with an opening ceremony on Friday (5 Oct)