Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park

Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park
Location of Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park in Spain
Official name	Parque Fotovoltaico Olmedilla de Alarcón
Country	Spain
Location	Olmedilla de Alarcón
Coordinates
Status	Operational
Commission date	July 2008
Construction cost	€384 million
Solar field
Type	Flat-panel PV
Power generation
Units operational	270,000
Nameplate capacity	60 MWp
Annual generation	87.5 GWh
Website www.nobesol.com

The Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park is a 60-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power plant, located in Olmedilla de Alarcón, Spain. When completed in July 2008, it was the world's largest power plant using photovoltaic technology.

The plant employs more than 270,000 conventional solar panels, using solar cells made of conventional crystalline silicon. Olmedilla generates about 87,500 megawatt-hours per year, enough to power 40,000 homes. Construction of the plant cost €384 million (US$530 million).

Timeline of the largest PV power stations in the world

Year(a)	Name of PV power station	Country	Capacity MW
1982	Lugo	United States	1
1985	Carrisa Plain	United States	5.6
2005	Bavaria Solarpark (Mühlhausen)	Germany	6.3
2006	Erlasee Solar Park	Germany	11.4
2008	Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park	Spain	60
2010	Sarnia Photovoltaic Power Plant	Canada	97
2011	Huanghe Hydropower Golmud Solar Park	United States	200
2012	Agua Caliente Solar Project	United States	290
2014	Topaz Solar Farm(b)	United States	550
2015	Solar Star(b)	United States	579
2015	Longyangxia Dam Solar Park	China	850
Also see list of noteworthy solar parks (a) year of final commissioning (b) capacity given in  MWAC otherwise in MWDC

See also

• List of photovoltaic power stations