The next generation of PV plants

Growing from 10 MW to more than 100 MW

Worldwide, various photovoltaic (PV) solar plants of between five and fifteen megawatts have come online recently, or will soon be commissioned.

In the meantime, a new generation of PV plants capable of producing up to ten times more electricity are in the planning stage around the world.

• The Chinese company Zhonghao New Energy Investment plans a 100 MW plant in Dunhuang City (China), to be commissioned in 2011
• The Spanish company Acciona wants to build a 62 MW plant in Moura, Portugal, by 2010
• SunEdison (Baltimore, USA) and SkyPower (Toronto, Canada) are planning a 50 MW plant in the Canadian province of Ontario by the end of 2009

Firm plans also exist for an 80 MW plant in Brandis, Germany, for a 100 MW plant in the Negev Desert, Israel, for a 116 MW plant in Beja, Portugal, and for a 300 MW plant in New Mexico, USA.