World's largest photovoltaic power plants (range 1-50)

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Large-scale photovoltaic power plants
range 1 - 50

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Huerta Solar Olmedilla de Alarcon, Spain - courtesy Suravia S.A. Parque Solar Puertollano, Spain - courtesy Suravia S.A. Huerta Solar Trujillo, Spain - courtesy Suravia S.A. Huerta Solar Merida, Spain - courtesy Suravia S.A. Huerta Solar Fuente Alamo, Spain - courtesy Suravia S.A.

Some large-scale PV power plants with 20 MWp or more each
connected to the grid in Spain in 2008
(courtesy: Suravia S.A., fotografia aerea)

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World's largest photovoltaic power plants are presented in the table below. The list is divided into tables - each table includes 50 power plants. For each listed plant basic data is available (power, country, location, basic description etc.). Currently list with 1000 large photovoltaic plants is available (peak power > 1 MWp). In the table you may find different systems: standalone, hybrid, distributed, building integrated etc. But only systems (or system) which forms a unique photovoltaic power plant as a whole, are considered. If some power plants are missing and should be included in this table, or if some entries in the table should be modified, please send information to . Countries where large-scale (>200 kWp) power plants were put into service are:

               - Germany, USA, Italy, Japan, Spain, the Netherlands

               - France, Switzerland, the Philippines, Réunion Island, Australia, Thailand

               - China, Saudi Arabia, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium

                  - Luxembourg, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, India, Rwanda

         - Portugal, Greece, United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria

The main source of information included in the table below are various internet sources. The list should be as accurate as possible. Howewer the mistakes and missentries can not be excluded. Please inform me if some plants are not included or if the entries should be modified.

Special thanks for contributions (permissions to use pictures, errata etc.) to Top 50/100, Top 25 BIPV and to Top 5 ranked by country lists - listed in alphabetic order:

Accener S.L., APS, www.bergfoto.ch, Beck Energy GmbH, BP Solar, Cagayan Electric Power & Light Co.,Inc., Chevron Energy Solutions, City Solar AG, Classic Bautreuhand GmbH & Co. KG, Conergy AG, Deutsche BP AG, Ecofys, Ecostream, EEPro, Elektro Kirchner GmbH, ENEL, Energetica Energietechnik, EPURON GmbH, esTCI S.L., First Solar GmbH, Gehrlicher Solar AG, Generaciones Fotovoltaicas de la Mancha, Geo-Images Project, Department of Geography, University of California, Berkeley, GEOSOL Gesellschaft für Solarenergie mbH, Glaswerke Arnold GmbH&Co.KG, Globalsolar Inc., Goldbeck Solar GmbH, Gregory Kerwin, Grupo Enerpal, Tom Hansen (Tucson Electric Power), HiTechSolar s.r.o., IBC SOLAR AG, IM2 Energia Solar, Inversiones Solares Sunergy, SLL, Jayme da Costa, JSA Technology, juwi GmbH, K&S Consulting GmbH, Kahn Solar, Korowatt s.r.o., Martin Bucher Projektentwicklungen, Jiménez Belinchón, S.A., Joel Mendel, Meyer & Meyer Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Michelin Reifenwerke KGaA, Mitsubishi Electric, MySolar, New Energy Invest GmbH, Takashi Oozeki - AIST, Pfalzwerke AG, Phoenix Solar AG, Pohlen Solar GmbH, Polder PV - Peter Segaar, PowerLight Corporation, PV Labor der HTI Bern, Ra Solar, Ralos Vertriebs GmbH, Reginald Brown (BSRIA Ltd), S.E. Project™ S.r.l., Scheuten Solar Technology, Seoul Marine Co., Sharp Electronics Europe GmbH, Shell Solar, Siemens Nederland N.V., SMA Technologie AG, Solar Energiedach GmbH, Solar Engineering Decker & Mack GmbH, Solar World SolarCraft, Solarparc AG, Solarpark Rodenäs GmbH, Solarstrom Schwaben GmbH, SonnenEnergie GmbH, Stephan Schröder Management GmbH, StroomWerk, SunPower Corp., Sun Power & Geothermal Energy, SunEnergy GmbH, Suravia S.A. - fotografia aerea, SunStrom GmbH, Uni Solar Ovonic LLC, TAUBER-SOLAR Management GmbH, Bram Vorster, WIRSOL GmbH, WorldWater & Power Corp., Floris Wouterlood

Power	Location	Description	Constructed	MWh/GHG	Picture
60 MW	Spain, Olmedilla (Castilla-La Mancha) Picture courtesy: Suravia S.A., fotografia aerea	Parque Fotovoltaico Olmedilla de Alarcón GM	Nobesol September 2008	85 GWh
50 MW	Spain, Puertollano (Castila-La Mancha) Picture courtesy: SkyFotoFactory fotografia aerea	Parque Fotovoltaico Puertollano GM	Renovalia 2008
46 MW	Portugal, Moura (Alentejo) Picture courtesy: ACCIONA Energia	Moura photovoltaic power plant GM, TRAC	ACCIONA Energia December 2008
40 MW	Germany, Brandis Picture courtesy: juwi Holding AG	Solarpark Waldpolenz GM	juwi GmbH 2007 2008
34 MW	Spain, Arnedo (La Rioja) Picture courtesy: SkyFotoFactory fotografia aerea	Planta Solar Arnedo GM	T-Solar October 2008
30 MW	Spain, Osa de la Vega (Cuenca)	Planta Solar Osa de la Vega (under construction) GM	2008
30 MW	Spain, Trujillo (Cáceres) Picture courtesy: Suravia S.A., fotografia aerea	Planta Solar La Magascona & La Magasquila GM, TRAC SunPower trackers Atersa modules	Elecnor 2008
30 MW	Spain, Merida (Extremadura) Picture courtesy: Suravia S.A., fotografia aerea	Parque Solar "SPEX" Merida/Don Alvaro GM, TRAC	Deutsche Bank AG ecoEnergías del Guadiana Solarparc AG SolarWorld AG September 2008
28 MW	Spain, Casas de Los Pinos (Castila-La Mancha) Picture courtesy: Suravia S.A., fotografia aerea	Parque Fotovoltaico Casas de Los Pinos GM	Renovalia 2008
26 MW	Spain, Fuente Álamo (Murcia) Picture courtesy: Suravia S.A., fotografia aerea	Planta solar Fuente Álamo GM	August 2008	44 GWh
24 MW	Korea, Sinan Picture courtesy: Conergy AG	Sinan power plant GM, TRAC 130,000 modules Conergy tracking structures	Conergy Ltd. October 2008	33 GWh 24,000 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
23.2 MW	Spain, Lucainena de las Torres (Almeria) Picture courtesy: MEPSOLAR AG	Planta fotovoltaica de Lucainena de las Torres GM project consists of three 7 MW PV plants	New Energy Invest GmbH August 2008
23.1 MW	Spain, Abertura (Caceres) Picture courtesy: Suravia S.A., fotografia aerea	Parque Fotovoltaico Abertura Solar GM, TRAC	Iberdrola 2008	47.4 GWh 49,800 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
23 MW	Spain, Hoya de Los Vincentes, Jumilla (Murcia)	Parque Solar Hoya de Los Vincentes, Jumilla GM, TRAC	Luzentia January 2008	41.6 GWh 42,000 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
22.1 MW	Spain, Almaraz (Caceres) Picture courtesy: Suravia S.A., fotografia aerea	Huerta Solar Almaraz GM, TRAC	OPDE September 2008
21.47 MW	Spain, El Coronil (Andalucia) Picture courtesy: Suravia S.A., fotografia aerea	Parque Solar Parque solar El Coronil I (10,08 MWp) + II GM, TRAC	APIA XXI 2008	40 GWh
21.2 MW	Spain, Calavéron Picture courtesy: Suravia S.A., fotografia aerea	Solarpark Calavéron GM, TRAC 100000 Conergy PowerPlus modules, 18 MW tracking arrays, 3 MW fixed arrays	EPURON GmbH 2008	40 GWh
20 MW	Spain, Calasparra (Murcia) Picture courtesy: Suravia S.A., fotografia aerea	Planta solar fotovoltaico Calasparra GM, GC	2008
20 MW	Spain, Beneixama (Alicante) Picture courtesy/photo: City Solar AG Accener S.L.	Solarpark Beneixama GM 200 x 100 kW Sinvert Master inverters 100,000 City Solar PQ 200 modules	City Solar AG Accener S.L. September 2007	30 GWh 30,000 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
18 MW	Spain, Olivenza (Badajoz) Picture courtesy: Suravia S.A.	Parque Solar Olivenza GM, TRAC	November 2008
18 MW	Spain, El Bonillo (Albacete)	Parque Solar El Bonillo GM	October 2008
17.3 MW (52 MW planned)	Germany, Turnow-Preilack Picture courtesy: juwi Holding AG	Solarpark Lieberose GM	juwi Holding 2009
15 MW	Spain, Calzada de Oropesa (Toledo)	Planta Solar Calzada de Oropesa (under construction) GM	2009
15 MW	Korea, Gochang (Jeollabukdo) Picture courtesy: Solar World AG	Gochang power plant GM	Solarworld October 2008	23 GWh
15 MW	Spain, Mahora (Castilla-La- Mancha) Picture courtesy: City Solar AG	Planta de energía solar Mahora GM	City Solar AG September 2008
14.75 MW	Germany, Köthen (Sachsen- Anhalt) Picture courtesy: juwi Holding	Solaranlage Flugplatz Köthen GM SMA inverters 200,000 First Solar modules	juwi Holding December 2008	13.5 GWh
14.2 MW	USA, Nellis, NV Picture courtesy: SunPower Corporation	Nellis Air Force Base GM, TRAC SunPower T20 tracker, SunPower® tracker 70000 modules GT250 Xantrex inverters	SunPower Corp. December 2007	30 GWh 24,000 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
13.8 MW	Spain, Salamanca	Planta Solar de Salamanca GM 70000 Kyocera modules SMA inverters	September 2007
13.772 MW	Taean (Chungcheongnam-do)	Taean PV plant GM	LG Solar Energy 2008
13.6 MW	Spain, San Roque (Andalucia)	Parque Solar Guadarranque GM 68,000 modules	Endesa 2008	20 GWh
13.24 MW	Spain, Crevillent (Alicante)	Huerta Solar El Realengo GM, TRAC, GC Fixed and tracking units 58800 modules	Enercoop Group 2008
13 MW	Spain, Granadilla de Abona (Canarian Islands)	Parque Fotovoltaico SOLTEN I, Granadillas Industrial Estate GM	ITER 2008
12.7 MW	Spain, Lobosillo (Murcia) Picture courtesy: Ecostream	Solarpark Lobosillo, Murcia GM 127 x 100 kW SolarMax inverters	Ecostream September 2007
12.6 MW	USA, Boulder City, NV	Sempra Generation PV plant GM	First Solar December 2008
12 MW	Spain, Hinojosa del Valle (Badajoz) Picture courtesy: Suravia S.A.	Parque Solar Hinojosa del Valle GM, TRAC	Rixiraba Energia Solar 2008
12 MW	Spain, Villafranca (Navarra)	Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Villafranca GM, TRAC, CONC Amonix High Concentration Photovoltaic (HCPV) technology	Parques Solares de Navarra 2006 2007 2008
12 MW	Germany, Erlasee, Arnstein	Solarpark Gut Erlasee GM, TRAC 1,408 SOLON movers used 8 kWp per mover, double axis tracking. 28000 Solon modules	Solon AG 2006	14 GWh 7,700 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
11.8 MW	Spain, Zaragoza Picture courtesy: United Solar Ovonic LLC	General Motors RM 85,000 Uni-Solar PVL Laminates	Veolia Environnment September 2008	15.1 GWh
11.6 MW	Spain, Frechilla de Almazan (Soria) Picture courtesy: Suravia S.A.	Parque Solar Fotovoltaico La Puente de Piedra GM 64,000 modules	Solarig 2008	16 GWh 11,500 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
11.52 MW	Spain, Olmedilla de Alarcon (Cuenca) Picture courtesy: Suravia S.A.	Parque Fotovoltaico Olmedilla de Alarcon GM	Fotowatio 2008
11.5 MW	Spain, Arroyo de San Serván (Badajoz) Picture courtesy: Suravia S.A.	Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Extremasol GM	Fotowatio 2008
11.45 MW	Spain, Valverde de Mérida (Extremadura) Picture courtesy: Suravia S.A.	Parque Solar Elduayen, Badajoz GM	Grupo T-Solar 2008
11 MW	Portugal, Serpa (Alentejo)	Serpa PV power plant GM, TRAC 52,000 SunPower, Sanyo, Sharp, Suntech modules PowerLight PowerTracker® Siemens inverters	PowerLight Corp. March 2007	30,000 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
10.91 MW	Spain, Magacela (Badajoz) Picture courtesy: Suravia S.A.	Parque Fotovoltaico Magacela GM	Globasol 2008
10.856 MW	Spain, Belmez (Cordoba) Picture courtesy: Suravia S.A.	Huerta Solar Belmez GM	systaic Ibérica S.L.U. September 2008
10.82 MW	Spain, Villanueva de Serena (Badajoz) Picture courtesy: Suravia S.A.	Parque Fotovoltaico Villanueva de Serena GM	Globasol 2008
10.81 MW	Spain, Corella (Navarra) Picture courtesy: ACCIONA Energia	Huerta Solar Corella GM, TRAC	ACCIONA Energia 2008
10.8 MW	Spain, Las Gabias (Granada)	Huerta Solar Las Gabias GM, TRAC	2008
10.6 MW	Spain, Benahadux (Almeria) Picture courtesy: SkyFotoFactory fotografia aerea	Huerta Solar Benahadux GM PV plant consists of five 1,8 MW arrays and one 1,6MW array	GECOMP S.L. esTCI S.L. 2008
10.11 MW	Spain, Bardenas (Navarra) Picture courtesy: ACCIONA Energia	Huerta Solar Bardenas GM, TRAC	ACCIONA Energia 2008

Table Entries - Explanation

Power - DC peak power. If DC peak power not available then AC rated power
Location - city or municipality
Description - name and brief description of power plant
Constructed - companies involved into construction, planning or financing
MWh/GHG - electricity production and GHG emission reduction annually
Picture - photo of the power plant, if available

Abbreviations - Explanation

BG - Biogas as additional energy source in hybrid systems
BIPV - Building integrated photovoltaic system
BM - Biomass as additional energy source in hybrid systems
CONC - Concentrating photovoltaic system
CSC - Coloured solar cells
DI - Diesel fuel as additional source of energy in hybrid systems
DIST - Distributed photovoltaic system
GC - Grid-connected photovoltaic system
FC - Fuell cells as additional energy source in hybrid systems
FI - Facade-integrated system
FLEX - Flexible solar cells
FM - Facade-mounted system
HY - Hybrid photovoltaic system
NB - Noise barrier
PB - PV System part of a passive building
RES - Residental housing
RI - Roof-integrated photovoltaic system
RM - Roof-mounted photovoltaic system
SA - Standalone photovoltaic system
SV - "Shadow-Voltaic" system
TRAC - Tracking system
TRAN - Transparent modules
WI - Wind as additional source of energy in hybrid systems
WP - Water pumping

Additional information
	Conergy AG - Conergy AG is the European solar enterprise with the highest sales and is also a leading international supplier in the field of solar system integration. The group pursues a global growth strategy: it produces, installs and plans solar systems and wind power stations for its customers in more than 20 countries. The Conergy Group is now represented by branch offices on five continents. Languages:
	juwi group - juwi is one of the leading companies in the renewable energy sector. Since 1996 we have planned, developed, financed and operated renewable energy installations using wind, solar and bio energy. Languages:
	MEPSOLAR AG - Die Munich Energy Partners AG (MEPSOLAR) ist ein breit aufgestelltes Dienstleistungsunternehmen. Mit ihren Tochtergesellschaften und Partnern deckt die Unternehmensgruppe nahezu die gesamte Wertschöpfungskette ab, angefangen beim Vertrieb von Solarmodulen bis zur Einspeisung industriell erzeugter Energiemengen (Megawattbereich) ins Stromnetz. Languages:
	Sun Fields Europe - Sun Fields Europe, is a PV consulting company of with highly qualified personnel and with expanded experience in the sector, related to different environmental issues. Sun Fields Europe in addition to environmental consultancy offers also "key in total hand" in projects of photovoltaic facilities. Languages: