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NIBULON has equipped three additional elevator complexes with solar power plants as part of its efforts to reduce energy costs and support its decarbonization strategy.
Ground-mounted solar power plants were installed during summer 2026 at the company’s Bessarabska, Zolotoniska and Denykhivska branches. With the additions, five of NIBULON’s elevator complexes, representing more than 20% of its elevator facilities, now have solar power plants.
Each plant can provide between 25% and 50% of an elevator’s electricity needs, depending on the facility’s operating mode. The solar installations at the three newly equipped branches have photovoltaic module capacities of up to 350 kilowatts.
Each facility uses HUAWEI inverters and has between 546 and 566 bifacial solar panels, with each panel rated at up to 620 watts. The plants are connected to the electrical grid and equipped with ENcombi controllers, allowing them to operate with the external grid or alongside a diesel generator when grid power is unavailable.
The solar installations serve several purposes for NIBULON. They reduce the amount of electricity the company purchases on the day-ahead electricity market and allow the company to feed surplus solar-generated electricity into the regional distribution grid.
The systems also can operate alongside diesel generators during scheduled or emergency power outages. This capability helps reduce diesel fuel consumption while maintaining power to elevator operations.
NIBULON’s solar power expansion is part of its broader decarbonization strategy. The company plans to equip 30% of its elevator complexes with solar power plants by 2030.
Source: NIBULON, "More Than 20% of NIBULON’s Elevators Are Already Equipped with Solar Power Systems"