Did you know? The largest solar parks in the world

Published on: September 28, 2020 / Update from: June 14, 2023 - Author: Konrad Wolfenstein

In 2005, the Bavaria solar park was the largest solar park in the world with 10 megawatts (MW). In 2006, the Erlasee solar field replaced it with 14 MW until 2008. In 2009, the Waldpolenz solar park was “only” the second largest system in the world with 52 MW.

2017 largest solar plant in the world: Longyangxia Dam Solar Park in China – Image: @shutterstock|burakyalcin

The title of “largest solar park in the world” is a rather short-lived distinction. For a period in 2014, the Topaz solar farm in California topped the list with its 550 MW system. In 2015, another California operation, Solar Star, increased its capacity to 579 MW. In 2016, India's Kamuthi solar power project in Tamil Nadu was ahead with a capacity of 648 MW.

As of December 2015, the largest solar park in Europe was the Cestas solar park in France, which has an output of 300 MW. It covers an area of ​​2.5 square kilometers. But that too is now outdated. With 500 MW, the largest solar system in Europe is now located in the Núñez de Balboa solar park, Spain. It was built within a year. 1,430,000 PV modules, with 115 inverters and 2 substations in total, were installed on an area of ​​1,000 hectares.

In Morocco, the Federal Republic is investing 0.83 billion (38%) in the 2.7 billion euro Noor solar park (northeast of the city of Ouarzazate). While Noor I to III are equipped with parabolic troughs, Noor IV will consist of photovoltaic modules with a capacity of up to 70 MW.

In February 2017, the Longyangxia Dam Solar Park in China was the new frontrunner with a capacity of 850 MW. As of January 5, 2017, solar panels covered 27 square kilometers of Qinghai Province. There were reportedly nearly 4 million solar panels at the site in 2017. The rapid expansion in Longyangxia coincides with China's rapidly growing solar energy sector. In 2016, China's total installed capacity doubled to 77 gigawatts. A project planned for the Ningxia region in northwest China will have a capacity of 2,000 MW when completed.

A solar power plant, the Benban solar park, was built near the Egyptian city of Aswan in 2018/2019. Even during construction, it was announced that it would be the largest solar power plant in the world with 1,650 MW. However, during its construction period, Benban was overtaken in terms of output by the Bhadla Solar Park in the Indian state of Rajasthan, which reached an output of 1800 MW in 2019.

In 2019, the Pavagada solar park in the southern Indian state of Karnataka was one of the most powerful: in April 2019 it had an output of 1,400 MW. In December 2019 it became the largest solar park in the world with 2050 MW.

In March 2020, its output was exceeded again by the completed Bhadla Solar Park, which became the world's largest with 2245 MW.

Construction of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park began in Dubai (United Arab Emirates): the first expansion stage with 13 MW in autumn 2013, a further expansion stage with 200 MW in spring 2015. In the third expansion stage, which was put out to tender in mid-2016 , it reaches a capacity of 800 MW. In total, the solar park is to be expanded to an output of 5000 MW.

The “world’s largest” PV power plant with 5,000 MW is also scheduled to be built in Ladakh (India) and will be completed in 2023.

But it goes even further: Saudi Arabia planned to build the largest solar park in the world from 2018 to 2030. It was supposed to supply the country (34 million inhabitants) completely with solar energy. 172 billion euros were budgeted for this. The project was put on hold again in the same year. There is currently a letter of intent for the Al Faisaliah Solar Project with a total capacity of 2600 MW.

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