List of photovoltaic power stations
The following is a list of photovoltaic power stations that are larger than 200 megawatts (MW) in current net capacity.[1] Most are individual photovoltaic power stations, but some are groups of co-located plants owned by different independent power producers and with separate transformer connections to the grid. Wiki-Solar reports total global capacity of utility-scale photovoltaic plants to be some 96 GWAC which generated 1.3% of global power by the end of 2016.[2][3][4]
The size of photovoltaic power stations has increased progressively over the last decade with frequent new capacity records. The 97 MW Sarnia Photovoltaic Power Plant went online in 2010. Huanghe Hydropower Golmud Solar Park reached 200 MW in 2012. In August 2012, Agua Caliente Solar Project in Arizona reached 247 MW only to be passed by three larger plants in 2013. In 2014, two plants were tied as largest: Topaz Solar Farm, a PV solar plant at 550 MWAC in central coast area and a second 550-MW plant, the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm located in the far eastern desert region of California.[5][6] These two plants were superseded by a new world's largest facility in June 2015 when the 579 MWAC Solar Star project went online in the Antelope Valley region of Los Angeles County, California.[7] In 2016, the largest photovoltaic power station in the world was the 850 MW Longyangxia Dam Solar Park, in Gonghe County, Qinghai, China. Additional larger solar plants, including one over 200,000 MW, have been proposed around the world.[8]
World's largest photovoltaic power stations
Operating solar farms that are 200 MW or larger
Name | Country | Location | Capacity MWp |
Generation GWh p.a. |
Size km² |
Year | Remarks | Ref |
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Tengger Desert Solar Park | 37°33′00″N 105°03′14″E / 37.55000°N 105.05389°E | 1,547 | 43 | 2016 | 1,547 MW solar power was installed in Zhongwei, Ningxia by 2015. | [9][10] | ||
Bhadla Solar Park | 27°32′22.81″N 71°54′54.91″E / 27.5396694°N 71.9152528°E | 1,365 | 40 | 2018 | The park is proposed to have a capacity of 2,255 MW[11] to be completed by December 2018. | [12][13] | ||
Kurnool Ultra Mega Solar Park | 15°40′53″N 78°17′01″E / 15.681522°N 78.283749°E | 1,000 | 24 | 2017 | 1000 MW operational as of December 2017 | [14] | ||
Datong Solar Power Top Runner Base | 40°04′25″N 113°08′12″E / 40.07361°N 113.13667°E, 40°00′19″N 112°57′20″E / 40.00528°N 112.95556°E | 1,000 | 2016 | 1 GW Phase I completed in June 2016. Total capacity will be 3 GW in 3 phases. | [15][16][17] | |||
Longyangxia Dam Solar Park | 36°10′54″N 100°34′41″E / 36.18167°N 100.57806°E | 850 | 23 | 2015 | 320 MW Phase I Completed in December 2013, 530 MW phase II in 2015 | [18][19][20][21][22] | ||
Villanueva Solar Park | 25°35′5″N 103°2′42″W / 25.58472°N 103.04500°W | 828 | 24 | 2018 | 828 MW when completed, expected completion in second half of 2018 | [23][24] | ||
Rewa Ultra Mega Solar | 24°28′49″N 81°34′28″E / 24.48028°N 81.57444°E | 750 | 2018 | [25] | ||||
Kamuthi Solar Power Project | 9°21′16″N 78°23′4″E / 9.35444°N 78.38444°E | 648 | 10.1 | 2016 | Completed on 21 September 2016 | [26][27] | ||
Pavagada Solar Park | 14°05′49″N 77°16′13″E / 14.09694°N 77.27028°E | 600 | 53 | 2017 | In Karnataka state, total planned capacity 2,000 MW | [28][29] | ||
Solar Star (I and II) | 34°49′50″N 118°23′53″W / 34.83056°N 118.39806°W | 579 | 1,664 | 13 | 2015 | 579 MWAC (747.3 MWp) connected to the grid on June 19, 2015.[30] Consists of Solar Star I (318 MWAC or 397.8 MWDC) and Solar Star II: 279 MWAC or 349.5 MWDC | [31][32] | |
Topaz Solar Farm | 35°23′N 120°4′W / 35.383°N 120.067°W | 550 | 1,301 | 24.6[33] | 2014 | Gradually commissioned since February 2013, reached final capacity 550 MW in November 2014 | [34][35][36] | |
Copper Mountain Solar Facility | 35°47′N 114°59′W / 35.783°N 114.983°W | 552 | 2015 | Phase 1 completed in December 2010. Phase 2 completed in January 2013. Phase 3 completed in early 2015. Construction of 94 MW phase 4 completed in 2016. | [18][37][38][39] | |||
Desert Sunlight Solar Farm | 33°49′33″N 115°24′08″W / 33.82583°N 115.40222°W | 550 | 1,287 | 16 | 2015 | Phase I with 300 MW completed in 2013. Construction of phase II to final capacity of 550 MW completed in January 2015 | [40][41][42][43][44] | |
Huanghe Hydropower Golmud Solar Park | 36°24′00″N 95°07′30″E / 36.40000°N 95.12500°E | 500 | 23 | 2014 | Phase I completed in October 2011, followed by Phase II and III. 60 MW phase IV under construction. Within a group of 1,000 MW of co-located plants | [21][45][46][47] | ||
Mount Signal Solar | 32°40′24″N 115°38′23″W / 32.67333°N 115.63972°W | 452 | 8.01 | 2014 | Corresponds to 594 MWDC. First phase completed in May 2014. Up to 600 MWAC when complete. | [48][49][50] | ||
Mesquite Solar project | 33°20′N 112°55′W / 33.333°N 112.917°W | 400 | 2013 | First phase of 150 MW in January 2013. Up to 700 MW when complete. | [39] | |||
NP Kunta | 14°01′N 78°26′E / 14.017°N 78.433°E | 400 | 2018 | in Andhra Pradesh state. Total planned capacity 1500 MW | [51][52][53] | |||
Yanchi Solar Park | 38°09′48″N 106°45′40″E / 38.1633714°N 106.7611986°E | 380 | 525 | 2016 | First phase of 380 MW completed in June 2016. Up to 2,000 MW when complete. | [18][54][55] | ||
Charanka Solar Park | 23°54′N 71°12′E / 23.900°N 71.200°E | 345 | 20 | 2012 | Collection of 23 co-located power plants, of which the largest is 51 MW | [56][57][58][59] | ||
Springbok Solar Farm | 35°15′N 117°58′W / 35.25°N 117.96°W | 328 | 12 | 2016 | 260MW(AC) Another 90MW proposed | [39] | ||
Cestas Solar Park | 44°43′32″N 0°49′1″W / 44.72556°N 0.81694°W | 300 | 380 | 2.5 | 2015 | Completed in October 2015 | [60] | |
Stateline Solar | 35°35′N 115°25′W / 35.58°N 115.41°W | 300 | 6.82 | 2016 | Completed as of September 2016. | [39] | ||
Nova Olinda Solar Farm | 292 | 2017 | in Ribeira do Piauí, Piauí | [61] | ||||
Agua Caliente Solar Project | 32°57.2′N 113°29.4′W / 32.9533°N 113.4900°W | 290 | 626 | 9.71 | 2014 | Project was completed in April 2014 | [62][63][64][65] | |
Antelope Valley Solar Ranch | 34°46′N 118°25′W / 34.767°N 118.417°W | 266 | 525 | 8.50 | 2015 | Has received government loan guarantee Corresponds to 230 MWAC | [5][62][66][67][68][69] | |
Don José Solar Farm | 260 | 2018 | Completed May 2018 | [70][71][72] | ||||
Ituverava Solar Farm | 254 | 2017 | in Tabocas do Brejo Velho, Bahia | [73] | ||||
Mandsaur Solar Farm | 250 | 2017 | in Madhya Pradesh | [74] | ||||
Silver State South Solar Project | 35°38′N 115°21′W / 35.633°N 115.350°W | 250 | 11.7 | 2016 | Completed in June 2016. | [39] | ||
California Valley Solar Ranch | 35°20′N 119°55′W / 35.333°N 119.917°W | 250 | 399 | 7.96 | 2013 | First 130 MW connected February 2013 | [75][76][77][78] | |
Moapa Southern Paiute | 36°31′N 114°45′W / 36.517°N 114.750°W | 250 | 2016 | [39] | ||||
McCoy Solar Energy Project | 250 | 2016 | [79] | |||||
El Romero Solar Farm | 246 | 2016 | at Vallenar in the Atacama region | [80] | ||||
Escalante Solar Project | 240 | 2016 | Completed August 2016. | |||||
Panoche Valley Solar Farm | 240 | 2018 | Completed January 2018. | [39] | ||||
Blythe Solar Energy Center | 235 | 2016 | [79] | |||||
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park | 213 | 2017 | 1000 MW planned | [81] | ||||
Buckthorn Solar 1 | 202 | 2018 | [39] | |||||
Cixi solar farm | 200 | 3 | 2017 | Completed in January 2017. Mounted atop Changhe and Zhouxiang aquaculture reservoirs | [21][82] | |||
Gansu Jintai Solar Facility | 200 | 2013 | in Jin Chang, Gansu Province | [83] | ||||
Garland Solar Facility | 200 | 2016 | Completed December 2016. | [84] | ||||
Gonghe Industrial Park Phase I | 200 | 2013 | Completed in December 2013. Following phases with 550 MW planned. | [21][85] | ||||
Great Valley Solar | 200 | 2018 | [39] | |||||
Tranquillity Solar project | 36°37′2″N 120°23′16″W / 36.61722°N 120.38778°W | 200 | 2016 | Completed in September 2016, Fresno County, California | [39][86] | |||
Notes:
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Timeline of the largest PV power stations
Year(a) | Name of PV power station | Country | Capacity MW |
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1982 | Lugo | 1 | |
1985 | Carrisa Plain | 5.6 | |
2005 | Bavaria Solarpark (Mühlhausen) | 6.3 | |
2006 | Erlasee Solar Park | 11.4 | |
2008 | Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park | 60 | |
2010 | Sarnia Photovoltaic Power Plant | 97 | |
2011 | Huanghe Hydropower Golmud Solar Park | 200 | |
2012 | Agua Caliente Solar Project | 290 | |
2014 | Topaz Solar Farm(b) | 550 | |
2015 | Longyangxia Dam Solar Park | 850 | |
2016 | Tengger Desert Solar Park | 1547 | |
Also see list of photovoltaic power stations and list of noteworthy solar parks (a) year of final commissioning (b) capacity given in MWAC otherwise in MWDC |
Largest PV power stations in each country
See also
- Community solar farm
- List of solar thermal power stations
- List of energy storage projects
- List of largest power stations in the world
- List of monitored photovoltaic power stations
- List of rooftop photovoltaic installations
- List of renewable energy topics by country
- Photovoltaic power station
- Photovoltaics
- Renewable energy commercialization
- Renewable energy industry
- Renewable energy in the European Union
- Solar energy
- Solar power satellite
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Further reading
- Clean Tech Nation: How the U.S. Can Lead in the New Global Economy (2012) by Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder
- Deploying Renewables 2011 (2011) by the International Energy Agency
- Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era (2011) by Amory Lovins
- Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (2011) by the IPCC
- Solar Energy Perspectives (2011) by the International Energy Agency