Overview of the World's Largest Solar Power Plants and Global Production Trends
Solar photovoltaic production surged nearly 30-fold from 2010 to 2020, primarily due to large-scale plants in sunny regions. The largest solar facility in the U.S. is Copper Mountain in Nevada, with 800 MWc, while the largest in Europe is the Escatrón-Chiprana-Samper Solar Farm in Spain at 850 MWc.
The Bhadla Solar Park in India, initiated in 2015, is the world's largest solar plant, covering 57 km with 2.7 GWc capacity, targeting 3.5 GWc despite potential 40% production losses from dust storms. Other significant Indian projects include Pavagada (2.05 GWc) and Kurnool (1 GWc).
China leads global production with the Longyangxia Solar Park (2.4 GWc) and Huanghe Hydropower Hainan Solar Park (2.2 GWc). The UAE has notable projects like the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, aiming for 5 GWc by 2030, and Noor Abu Dhabi, the largest single-site solar plant since 2019.
