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the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm located in the far eastern desert region of California.[5][6] These two plants were superseded by a new world's largest facility in June 2015 when the 579 MWAC Solar Star project went online in the Antelope Valley region of Los Angeles County,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. This was passed in 2019 with the completion of the Pavagada Solar Park in Karnataka, India, with a capacity of 2050 MW. The Pavagada Solar Park is also the first solar power park to cross the 2 GW mark.
Bhadla Solar Park became the largest solar park in 2020 with a capacity of 2,245 MW. Spread across more than 14,000 acres, the park is located at Bhadla village in Jodhpur district in the Indian desert state of Rajasthan.
As with other forms of power generation, significant challenges exist with regard to regional habitat modification, such as that resulting from the heat island effect, and the resulting stress to local threatened species.[8] Several planned large facilities in the U.S. state of California have been downsized due in part to such concerns.[9][10]
World's largest photovoltaic power stations
The following is a list of operating solar farms that are 200 MW or larger. BloombergNEF reports that 35 projects of at least 200 MW were commissioned in 2019, up from 30 in 2018.[11]
These lists include a mixture of individual solar power plants and of groups of co-located projects, usually called solar parks.[12]
Name | Country | Location | Capacity MWDC or MWAC (*) |
Annual Output GWh |
Land Size km² |
Year | Remarks | Ref |
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Bhadla Solar Park | 27°32′22.81″N 71°54′54.91″E | 2,245 | 40 | 2020 | The planned capacity of 2,245 MWDC totally commissioned | [13][14][15] | ||
Pavagada Solar Park | 14°16′9″N 77°24′50″E | 2,050 | 53 | 2019 | In Karnataka state | [16][17] | ||
Benban Solar Park | 24°27′21.6″N 32°44′20.4″E | 1,650 | 37 | 2019 | In Aswan | [18] | ||
Tengger Desert Solar Park | 37°33′00″N 105°03′14″E | 1,547 | 43 | 2016 | In Zhongwei, Ningxia | [19][20] | ||
Noor Abu Dhabi | 24°24′11″N 55°16′07″E | 1,177 | 8? | 2019 | Located at Sweihan. | [21][22] | ||
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park | 24°45′17″N 55°21′54″E | 1,013 | 2020 | Phase I completed in 2013, followed by Phase II and III. Phase IV (including 250 MW PV) is under construction, 950 MW Phase V is planned. | [23][24][25] | |||
Kurnool Ultra Mega Solar Park | 15.681522°N 78.283749°E | 1,000 | 24 | 2017 | [26] | |||
Datong Solar Power Top Runner Base | 40°04′25″N 113°08′12″E, 40°00′19″N 112°57′20″E | 1,000 | 2016 | Total capacity will be 3 GW in 3 phases. | [27][28][29] | |||
NP Kunta | 14°01′N 78°26′E | 900 | 2020 | In Nambulapulakunta Mandal of Andhra Pradesh state. Total planned capacity 1500 MW | [30][31][32][33] | |||
Longyangxia Dam Solar Park | 36°10′54″N 100°34′41″E | 850 | 23 | 2015 | 320 MW Phase I Completed in December 2013, 530 MW phase II in 2015 | [34][35][36][37][38] | ||
Villanueva Solar Park | 25°35′5″N 103°2′42″W | 828 | 27.5 | 2018 | [39][40][41] | |||
Rewa Ultra Mega Solar | 24°28′49″N 81°34′28″E | 750 | 6.4 | 2018 | [42][43] | |||
Solar Star (I and II) | 34°49′50″N 118°23′53″W | 747 | 1,664 | 13 | 2015 | Largest in the United States. 579 MWAC, 747.3 MWDC.[44] | [45][46] | |
Charanka Solar Park | 23°54′N 71°12′E | 690 | 20 | 2012 | Situated at Charanka village in Patan district of Gujarat. Capacity expected to go up to 790 MW in 2019. | [47][48][49] | ||
Kamuthi Solar Power Project | 9°21′16″N 78°23′4″E | 648 | 10.1 | 2017 | Construction began in 2016 and completed in record 8 months. | [50][51] | ||
Copper Mountain Solar Facility | 35°47′N 114°59′W | 552* | 1,291 | 16.2 | 2016 | Largest in Nevada. Proposed fifth unit to add 250MW. | ||
Desert Sunlight Solar Farm | 33°49′33″N 115°24′08″W | 550* | 1,287 | 16 | 2015 | Phase I of 300 MWAC completed 2013. Phase II to final capacity completed January 2015. | [52][53][54][55] | |
Topaz Solar Farm | 35°23′N 120°4′W | 550* | 1,268 | 19[56] | 2014 | Gradually commissioned since February 2013. Reached final capacity November 2014. | [57][58][59] | |
Huanghe Hydropower Golmud Solar Park | 36°24′00″N 95°07′30″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 | [37][60][61][62] | ||
Three Gorges Golmud Solar Park | 500 | 2018 | [63][64] | |||||
Three Gorges Delingha Solar Park | 500 | 2018 | [63][65] | |||||
Núñez de Balboa photovoltaic plant | 500 | 10 | 2020 | [66] | ||||
Mula Photovoltaic Power Plant | 494 | 10 | 2019 | [67] | ||||
Mount Signal Solar | 32°40′24″N 115°38′23″W | 460* | 1,197 | 15.9 | 2018 | Phase 1 of 206 MWAC in May 2014. Phase 3 of 254 MWAC in July 2018. Phase 2 of 154 MWAC projected in 2020. Up to 600 MWAC when complete. | [68][69][70][71] | |
Dau Tieng Solar Power Project | 600 | 2019 | Phases 1 and 2; 600 MW when phase 3 is complete | [72] | ||||
Mesquite Solar project | 33°20′N 112°55′W | 400* | 1,140 | 9.3 | 2016 | Largest in Arizona. Up to 700 MWAC when complete. | [73] | |
Pirapora Solar project | 400 | 2018 | Three phases (191.5 MW, 115 MW, 92.5 MW) | [74] | ||||
Galiveedu solar park | 14°07′05″N 78°27′31″E | 400 | 2018 | Located in Galiveedu mandal of Kadapa district | [75] | |||
Ananthapuramu - II | 14°58′49″N 78°02′45″E | 400 | [76] | 17.0 | 2019 | Located at Talaricheruvu village in Tadipatri mandal of Anantapur district. Planned capacity 500 MW | [77][78] | |
Yanchi Solar Park | 38.1633714°N 106.7611986°E | 380 | 525 | 2016 | Up to 2,000 MW when complete. | [34][79][80] | ||
Springbok Solar Farm | 35.25°N 117.96°W | 350* | 717 | 5.7 | 2019 | 443 MWDC | [73] | |
Limondale Solar Farm | 34.779758°S 143.509738°E | 313 | 2020 | Located in New South Wales. Single Axis Tracking. Innogy | ||||
Cestas Solar Park | 44°43′32″N 0°49′1″W | 300 | 380 | 2.5 | 2015 | [81] | ||
Techren Solar Project | 35°47′00″N 115°01′00″W | 300* | 9.3 | 2019 | 100MW Phase 1 and 200MW Phase 2. Expected completion in 2019. Up to 400MW when complete. | [82] | ||
Sakaka PV IPP | 29°46′25″N 40°03′43″W | 300 | 2019 | [83] | ||||
Nova Olinda Solar Farm | 292 | 2017 | In Ribeira do Piauí, Piauí | [84] | ||||
Agua Caliente Solar Project | 32°57.2′N 113°29.4′W | 290* | 740 | 9.7 | 2014 | [85][86][87][88] | ||
California Flats Solar Project | 35°53′N 120°24′W | 280* | 11.7 | 2017 | 130 MWAC completed November 2017. Full capacity year-end 2018. | |||
Great Valley Solar | 36°34′52″N 120°22′46″W | 281 | 6.5 | 2018 | 281 MWDC/200 MWAC. Fresno County, CA | [73][92][93] | ||
Garland Solar Facility | 34°49′31″N 118°31′30″W | 272 | 547 | 8.1 | 2016 | 272 MWDC/200 MWAC. Kern County, CA | [94][95] | |
GA Solar 4 Project | 32°35′55″N 83°30′05″W | 261 | 8.1 | 2019 | 261 MWDC/200 MWAC. Twiggs County, GA | [96][97][98] | ||
Don José Solar Farm | 260 | 2018 | [40] | |||||
Tranquillity Solar project | 36°37′2″N 120°23′16″W | 258 | 455 | 7.7 | 2016 | 258 MWDC/200 MWAC. Fresno County, CA | [73][99][100] | |
Ituverava Solar Farm | 254 | 2017 | in Tabocas do Brejo Velho, Bahia | [84] | ||||
Roadrunner Solar Project | 252 | 2019 | Texas. Will be 497 MW when second phase is complete in 2020. | [101] | ||||
Beacon Solar Project | 250 | 2017 | Kern County, CA. Paired with 10 MWh/20 MW battery | [102] | ||||
Mandsaur Solar Farm | 24°5′17″N 75°47′59″E | 250 | 2017 | at Runija in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh state | [103] | |||
McCoy Solar Energy Project | 33°43′00″N 114°45′00″W | 250* | 745 | 9.3 | 2016 | First 250 MW commissioned June 2016. Two more 250MW phases proposed. | [104][105] | |
Silver State South Solar Project | 35°38′N 115°21′W | 250* | 711 | 11.7 | 2016 | [73] | ||
California Valley Solar Ranch | 35°20′N 119°55′W | 250* | 675 | 7.96 | 2013 | [106][107][108] | ||
Stateline Solar | 35°35′08″N 115°26′09″W | 250* | 658 | 6.82 | 2016 | [73] | ||
Moapa Southern Paiute | 36°31′N 114°45′W | 250* | 629 | 8.1 | 2016 | First station on North American tribal lands. Commissioned March 2017. | [73][109] | |
Kadapa Ultra Mega Solar Park | 14°54′59″N 78°17′31″E | 250 | 24 | 2020 | Total planned capacity 1000 MW. | [110] | ||
El Romero Solar Farm | 246 | 2016 | At Vallenar in the Atacama region | [111] | ||||
Nikopol Solar Park | 246 | 2019 | [112] | |||||
Pokrovske Solar Park | 240 | 2019 | [113] | |||||
Escalante Solar Project | 38°30′03″N 113°01′48″W | 240* | 624 | 7.7 | 2016 | Largest in Utah. | [114] | |
Midway Solar | 30.991045°N 102.221373°W | 236 | 6.1 | 2019 | 236 MWDC/178 MWAC. Pecos County, TX | [115][116] | ||
Blythe Solar Energy Center | 33°39′0″N 114°43′12″W | 235* | 622 | 8.1 | 2016 | Phase 1 of 110 MWAC in Apr 2016. Phase 2 of 125 MWAC in Oct 2016. | [104][117] | |
Setouchi Kirei Mega Solar Power Plant | 34°38′48″N 134°09′14″E | 235 | 2.6 | 2018 | [118] | |||
Upton Solar 2 | 31.251208°N 102.268253°W | 235 | 7.7 | 2017 | 235 MWDC/180 MWAC with 42MWh storage. Upton County, TX | [119][120] | ||
Antelope Valley Solar Ranch | 34°46′N 118°25′W | 230* | 614 | 8.5 | 2015 | Los Angeles County, CA | [5][85][121][122][123][124] | |
Bungala Solar Power Project | 32.42°S 137.84°E | 220 | 2018 | Located in northeast of Port Augusta, South Australia Single Axis Tracking | ||||
Magdalena II | 220 | 2019 | [125] | |||||
Roserock Solar | 30.960209°N 103.306662°W | 212 | 396 | 5.3 | 2016 | 212 MWDC/157 MWAC. Pecos County, TX | [126] | |
Buckthorn Solar 1 | 30.575520°N 102.551292°W | 202 | 5.1 | 2018 | 202 MWDC/154 MWAC. Pecos County, TX | [73][127] | ||
Cixi solar farm | 200 | 3 | 2017 | Mounted atop Changhe and Zhouxiang aquaculture reservoirs | [37][128] | |||
Gansu Jintai Solar Facility | 200 | 2013 | in Jin Chang, Gansu Province | [129] | ||||
Gonghe Industrial Park Phase I | 200 | 2013 | Following phases with 550 MW planned. | [37][130] | ||||
Note: Power capacity in this table is given as the peak DC nameplate capacity of the panels. When this information is not available, the AC capacity after the inverter is given (identified with "*" next to the number). The AC capacity is usually significantly smaller than DC capacity, so the ranking may not be accurate for these plants. See Nominal power (photovoltaic)#Conversion from DC to AC for more information. |
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 | |
2019 | Pavagada Solar Park | 2050 | |
2020 | Bhadla Solar Park | 2245 | |
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
Country | Capacity MW | Name of PV power station |
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90 | High Plateaus East, Adrar[131] | |
312 | Cauchari[132] | |
313 | Limondale Solar Farm | |
28 | Technaf Solartech | |
55 | Rechytsa Solar Park | |
99.5 | Kristal Solar Park [133] | |
400 | Pirapora Solar Complex | |
60 | Uyuni Photovoltaic Plant [134] | |
50 | Karadzhalovo[135] | |
33 | Zagtouli Solar Power Station[136] | |
102 | Grand Renewable Solar Project | |
38 | Ralsko Solar Park | |
246 | El Romero Solar Farm | |
1,547 | Tengger Desert Solar Park | |
86.2 | El Paso Solar[137] | |
1,500 | Benban Solar Park | |
300 | Cestas Solar Park | |
166 | Solarpark Meuro | |
146 | Nacaome and Valle Solar Power Plant | |
20.6 | Paks Solar Power Plant[138] | |
2,245 | Bhadla Solar Park | |
20 | Makran | |
55 | Halutziyot Power Station | |
84 | Montalto di Castro Photovoltaic Power Station | |
28 | Clarendon solar farm | |
235 | Setouchi Kirei Solar Power Plant | |
53 | Shams Ma'an Solar Power Plant | |
100 | SES Saran[139] | |
55 | Garissa Solar Power Plant | |
50 | TNB Sepang Solar[140] | |
828 | Villanueva Solar Park [141][142] | |
1 | Fly Ren | |
15 | Zamyn-Üüd solar plant | |
7 | Otjikoto solar farm[143] | |
103 | Midden-Groningen solar plant[144] | |
100 | Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park | |
180 | Rubi Solar Power Plant | |
133 | Cadiz Solar Power Plant | |
46 | Moura Photovoltaic Power Station | |
45 | Slobozia Solar Park | |
75 | Samarskaya Solar Power Station | |
500 | Núñez de Balboa photovoltaic plant | |
30 | Santhiou-Mekhe | |
175 | Solar Capital De Aar | |
3 | Solsidan | |
126 | Tambol Huawai | |
10 | Photovoltaic solar power plant of Tozeur | |
1,177 | Noor Abu Dhabi | |
72 | Shotwick Solar Farm[145] | |
579 | Solar Star(b) | |
24 | Kabulasoke Solar Power Station(b)[146] | |
246 | Nikopol Solar Park | |
(b) capacity given in MWAC otherwise in MWDC |
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 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