Largest solar power parks in Germany
Top biggest solar photovoltaic power stations in Germany
(Updated September 2024)
Here you can find the rating of the top biggest solar photovoltaic plants located in Germany. The list contains only megawatt-scale ground-mounted PV stations and parks connected to the power grid and currently operating. Each link will lead you to additional information on the project and developer.
Solar power stations, PV farms 2024 in Germany
| Name | Location | State | Capacity in MWp | Annual Output GWh | Land Size km² | On grid | Remarks | Developer |
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| Witznitz |
Leipzig |
605 |
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500 ha |
2024 |
The Witznitz Energy Park, spanning 500 hectares of former mining land south of Leipzig, is Europe's largest solar park, with a capacity of 650 megawatts and over 1.1 million solar panels. |
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| Solarpark Weesow-Willmersdorf |
Brandenburg |
187 |
187 |
209 ha |
2020 |
Largest photovoltaic power plant in Germany, opening 2020, around 465,000 solar modules |
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| Solarpark Tramm-Göhten |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
172 |
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248 ha |
2022 |
The solar park is capable of producing enough energy to power 50,000 homes annually. |
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Brandenburg |
166 |
200 hectares (494 acres) |
70 MW completed 2011, 166 MW in 2012 |
a 166 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station located in Meuro and Schipkau |
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Solarpark Gottesgabe |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
150 |
155GWh |
124.36 ha |
2021 |
The project produces 155GWh of electricity, providing enough clean energy to power 45,000 households. | ||
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Solarpark Alttrebbin |
Brandenburg |
150 |
155GWh |
125 ha |
2021 |
The project produces 155 GWh of electricity annually, reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 99,200 tons each year. | ||
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Brandenburg |
145 |
19.69 million kWh/year |
240 ha |
Completed September 2012 |
a 145-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power plant, and was Europe's largest solar power station, located at the former Neuhardenberg military airport |
Danish Airport Development |
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Brandenburg |
128.5 |
plant generates 120 million kWh of power annually |
214 ha |
Completed September 2012 |
a 128 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station, located at the former Templin military airport |
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Bavaria |
120 |
110 GWh |
144 ha |
2020 |
The solar park covers an area of 144 hectares and is designed for a maximum output of 120 MWp. |
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Brandenburg |
91 |
89.5 GWh |
200 hectares (494 acres) |
Commissioned in December 2011 |
photovoltaic power station, located at a former military airfield in Brandenburg |
Luxcara and Berlin’s MCG Group |
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Solarpark Gaarz |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
90 |
80 GWh |
91 ha |
2021 |
The solar park operates at 90 MWp across approximately 91 hectares. |
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Brandenburg |
84.7 |
82 GWh |
Completed in 2010/2011 |
The first phase of the project, FinowTower I (24.3 MW) was commissioned in 2010, and the second, FinowTower II (60.4 MW) in 2011. |
Solarhybrid AG (Brilon) |
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Schleswig-Holstein |
83.6 |
160 ha |
Completed in 2011 |
largest photovoltaic power station when completed in August 2011, and one of the largest in the world |
Möhring Energie GmbH |
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Brandenburg |
82 |
63 ha |
Phase II and III completed 2011, another 70 MW phase planned |
It was opened on September 24, 2011 |
AEE AG |
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Brandenburg |
80.7 |
Phase I completed 2009, phase II and III 2010 |
the world’s largest photovoltaic plant with 80.7 MWp. The project is located in Finsterwalde, Germany and is equipped with Q-Cells modules and LDK solar wafers. |
Unlimited energy GmbH |
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Solarpark Zietlitz |
Saxony-Anhalt |
76 |
86 ha |
2021 |
The project produces 74,000 MWh of electricity, delivering clean energy sufficient to power 18,500 homes annually. |
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Brandenburg |
71.8 |
162 ha |
Completed in 2009 |
a 70.8-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power plant in Lieberose, Brandenburg, Germany |
Juwi Group |
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Brandenburg |
67.8 |
71.4 |
133 hectares (329 acres) |
Completed in 2011 |
a photovoltaic facility in Germany with 67.8 megawatts (MW, 90,900 hp). |
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Solarpark Ganzlin |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
65 |
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2020 |
This provides enough CO2-free electricity to power approximately 16,500 households. |
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Lauterbach |
Hesse |
54.7 |
35GWh |
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2022 |
The project generates clean energy sufficient to power 18,000 households. |
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Bavaria |
54 |
135 ha |
Commissioned in December 2009 |
a large photovoltaic power station in Bavaria, with an installed capacity of 54 MW. |
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Brandenburg |
52.3 |
52 |
70 ha |
Completed June 2012 |
a 52.284 MW photovoltaic power station, which is located in Walddrehna, Brandenburg, Germany, on a former military base |
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Saxony |
52 |
52 |
220 ha (544 acres) |
550,000 CdTe modules. Completed December 2008 |
a 52-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station built by German developer and operator Juwi at a former military air base near Leipzig, Eastern Germany. |
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
52 |
22 ha (54.4 acres) |
Tutow I completed in 2009, II in 2010, III in 2011 |
The Tutow Solar Park is in Demmin, Germany, and is located at Tutow Airport. |
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Saxony-Anhalt |
45 |
42 |
116 ha (287 acres) |
Operational since 2009 |
a photovoltaic power station in Köthen, Germany. It has a capacity of 45 megawatts (MW) and an expected annual electricity generation of 42 gigawatt-hours. |
RGE Energy |
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Jura Solar Park |
Bavaria |
43 |
80 ha |
Completed in 2014 |
With 145,000 solar modules spread over a total of eight segments |
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Brandenburg |
40.5 |
38 |
90 ha (222 acres) |
Commissioned in 2012 |
a photovoltaic power station in Prignitz, Germany. It has a capacity of 40.5 megawatts (MW) and an annual output of 38 GWh. |
Parabel AG |
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Brandenburg |
39.6 |
36.5 |
89 ha (220 acres) |
Commissioned in 2011 |
a photovoltaic power station in Fürstenwalde, Germany |
Solarhybrid |
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Brandenburg |
36 |
85 ha (210 acres) |
Completed in 2011 |
a photovoltaic power station in Reckahn, Southwest of Berlin, Germany |
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Brandenburg |
35 |
33 |
64 ha (160 acres) |
Completed in 2012 |
a photovoltaic power station, with an installed capacity of 35 megawatts (MW). |
Gehrlicher Solar |
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Baden-Württemberg |
35 |
85ha |
2010 |
Photovoltaic power plant, opened in 2010, part of the Tauberlandpark, the solar park has produced around 35 MWp of power on an area of around 85 hectares since it was put into operation |
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
31 |
75ha |
2012 |
Photovoltaic power plant, opening: July 2012 |
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Saxony-Anhalt |
29.1 |
100 ha (247 acres) |
Completed in 2012 |
a 29.1-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station in Eisleben, Germany |
SRU Solar AG, Berga and Parabel AG |
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Brandenburg |
27.5 |
26 |
55 hectares (136 acres) |
Completed in 2011 |
a photovoltaic power station in Heideblick, Germany |
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Brandenburg |
26.5 |
25.97 |
73 hectares (180 acres) |
Completed in 2011 |
a 26.5-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station located in Ahrensfelde‐Eiche, Germany, near the capital Berlin, and covers an area of 73 hectares (180 acres). |
SYBAC Solar Berlin GmbH |
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Bavaria |
25.7 |
26.98 |
63 ha (155.7 acres) |
Completed in 2010 |
a 25.7-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station, located in Bavarian Swabia, Germany |
Gehrlicher Solar |
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Brandenburg |
24,2 |
33ha |
2013 |
Photovoltaic power plant, opening in 2013 |
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Lower Bavaria |
22 |
7.5 ha (18.5 acres) |
Completed in March 2006 |
a photovoltaic power station in Pocking, Lower Bavaria, Germany |
Martin Bucher Projektentwicklungen, Shell Solar, CommerzLeasing und Immobilien |
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Bavaria |
21.7 |
32.5 |
Commissioned in December 2009 |
a photovoltaic power station in Bavaria, Germany |
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Saxony |
20 |
70 ha (173 acres) |
Commissioned in 2009 |
a photovoltaic power station in Rothenburg, Oberlausitz in Germany. |
Gehrlicher Solar AG |
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Solarpark Brandenburg (Havel) |
Brandenburg |
18,64 |
2010 |
First European photovoltaic investment by Google, opening: end of 2010 |
Solarpark Brandenburg (Havel) GmbH |
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Solarpark Jabel |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
17,3 |
18 |
2011 |
Photovoltaic power plant, opening 2011 |
juwi, First Solar |
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Bavaria |
16 |
35ha |
2012 |
Photovoltaic power plant, opening: 2012, 107,600 m² |
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Erlasee Solar Park, 1408 SOLON |
Bavaria |
12 |
14.00 |
77 ha (190.3 acres) |
2005 |
an 11.4 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station located in Bavaria, southern Germany, in one of the sunniest regions of the country |
Solon SE |
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Baden-Württemberg |
11 |
23 ha |
2010 |
Photovoltaic power plant, opened in 2010, around 50,000 solar modules |
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Saarland |
8.4 |
n.a. |
538,196 sq ft |
2004 |
an 8.4-MWp photovoltaic power station located in Göttelborn, in Quierschied municipality, Germany |
City Solar |
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Solarpark Markt Bibart |
Bavaria |
8,1 |
2013 |
Photovoltaic power plant, opening in 2013 |
Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen Energie |
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Rhineland-Palatinate |
8,06 |
15 |
2017 |
Photovoltaic power plant, commissioning: 2017 |
Solarkraftwerk Niersbach GmbH |
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Solarpark Oranienburg |
Brandenburg |
7,8 |
7,29 |
17 ha |
2011 |
Photovoltaic power plant, opening August 2011, around 33,200 solar modules |
IFE Eriksen AG |
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Lower Saxony |
7,4 |
20ha |
2009 |
Photovoltaic power plant |
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Bavaria Solarpark, 57,600 solar modules |
Thuringia |
6.3 |
6.75 |
40 ha (98.8 acres) |
6/1/2005 |
a group of three photovoltaic power stations in different locations in Germany. |
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Saxony |
6.0 |
5.7 |
6.7 ha |
finished by the end of 2009 |
It uses 90,000 solar modules to capture quite a bit of sunlight |
Juwi Solar |
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Solarpark Hohe Warte |
Hesse |
6 |
4ha |
2013 |
Photovoltaic power plant, opening: May 2013, 4 hectares |
SJC GmbH |
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Bavaria |
5,1 |
16,3ha |
2009 |
Photovoltaic power plant, commissioning: end of December 2009 |
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Bürstadt Solar Farm |
Hesse |
5 |
4.2 |
2005 |
30,000 BP Solar modules |
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Espenhain |
Saxony |
5 |
5 |
20 ha |
2004 |
33,500 Shell Solar modules |
GEOSOL |
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Solarpark Rheinhessen |
Rhineland-Palatinate |
5 |
2008 |
Photovoltaic power plant, opening: 2008 |
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Saxony |
4,5 |
2010 |
Photovoltaic power plant, opening: 2010 |
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Saxony-Anhalt |
4 |
3.4 |
2004 |
a 4 MWp photovoltaic power plant located in Merseburg, Germany. The power plant was constructed by BP Solar using 24,864 BP solar modules |
BP Solar |
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Hemau Solar Farm |
Bavaria |
4 |
3.9 |
2004 |
32,740 solar modules |
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Solarpark Waldsolms |
Hesse |
3,5 |
8,3ha |
2011 |
Photovoltaic power plant, opening: November 2011, 8.3 hectares, approx. 15,000 solar modules |
pro regionale energie Solarpark Waldsolms |
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Solarpark Borna |
Leipzig |
3,44 |
2006 |
Photovoltaic power plant with tracking system, opening: 2006 |
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Solara |
Bavaria |
3.3 |
03.05 |
Sharp and Kyocera solar modules |
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Baden-Württemberg |
3 |
3 |
was completed at the end of 2016 |
11,319 PV modules with 265 Wp from Astronergy, 59 inverters from Huawei. |
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Solarpark Uttenreuth |
Bavaria |
2,95 |
2014 |
Photovoltaic power plant, start of operation 2014, official inauguration 2015 |
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Rhineland-Palatinate |
2,5 |
47 |
2011 |
Solar park, opening 2011 |
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Bavaria |
2,43 |
7,3ha |
2011 |
The Bindlacher Berg solar park is an open-space photovoltaic system east of the residential area. The plant was built by the operator Cosmoenergy on a 7.3 hectare former military site made of silicon solar modules |
Cosmoenergy |
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Solarpark Bruhrain |
Baden-Württemberg |
2,316 |
12ha |
2007 |
Photovoltaic power plant, opened in 2007 |
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Baden-Württemberg |
2,21 |
2013 |
Photovoltaic power plant, opening May 2013, 9020 solar modules |
BürgerEnergie Tauberfranken |
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Bavaria |
1.9 |
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40 ha |
June 2005 |
Günching. It consists of 57,600 solar panels |
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Bavaria |
1.9 |
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2005 |
Minihof have an installed capacity of 1.9MW |
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Baden-Württemberg |
1,891 |
2010 |
Photovoltaic power plant, opening 2010, 23,640 solar modules |
BürgerEnergie Tauberfranken |
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Baden-Württemberg |
1,796 |
1,9 |
5ha |
2011 |
Photovoltaic power plant, opening 2011, 7612 solar modules |
BürgerEnergie Tauberfranken |
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North Rhine-Westphalia |
1,5 |
2008 |
Solar thermal experimental power plant, opening: February 2008 |
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Rhineland-Palatinate |
1,35 |
2010 |
Photovoltaic power plant, opening in 2010 |
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Bremen |
1,2 |
2008 |
Integration of the photovoltaic modules in the facade and roof. |
Weser-Stadion GmbH, EWE, swb |
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Baden-Württemberg |
1,0416 |
69,87 |
2019 |
Photovoltaic power plant, start of operation 08/13/2019 |
FuR Hoffmann PV KG |
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Solarpark Oberndorf |
Bavaria |
0,99 |
2002 |
Photovoltaic power plant with tracking system, opened in 2002 |
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Solarpark Niestetal Sandershäuser Berg |
Hesse |
0,76 |
2012 |
Open space solar system in east-west orientation. Commissioning 2012 |
Windpark Söhrewald/Niestetal GmbH & Co. KG (Sitz: Kassel) |
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Baden-Württemberg |
0,749 |
2,4 ha |
2019 |
Photovoltaic power plant, opening 2019 |
Lotter Hönninger GbR |
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Baden-Württemberg |
0,561 |
88ha |
2009 |
Photovoltaic power plant, opened in 2009, a 0.88 hectare photovoltaic open space system with an output of 561 KWp |
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Solarpark Hintere Halde 1 |
Baden-Württemberg |
0,55296 |
2008 |
Photovoltaic power plant, start of operation December 8, 2008 |
FuR Hoffmann PV KG |
Solar power in Germany
In spite of getting very little sunshine during a year, Germany is one of the leaders of the global solar production based on photovoltaic technologies.
During a decade from 2005 through 2014, Germany had been the largest solar PV installer worldwide, before it yielded to China by the end of 2015. In 2017, Germany installed around one tenth of the global solar generation capacity installed that year.
Solar industry of the country is composed nearly exclusively of PV systems. Most of the nation’s top solar farms were developed within the period of 2009-2012.
The largest Germany-based PV parks (with a capacity exceeding 100MW and over 200ha land area covered) are located in Brandenburg, the hugest of which are Meuro, Neuhardenberg, and Templin. The latter is the biggest thin-film project throughout Europe for the time being.
Germany has been amongst the world’s top PV installers for a long period of time. It has been estimated that around 8.2% of the country’s electricity generation is through solar power with the help of photovoltaics. By 2016, the total installed capacity in Germany amounts to 41.3 GW. In alignment with this, their government has set increasing the renewables’ contribution to the electricity generation and consumption as its primary goals, such that, Germany had introduced the German Renewable Energy Source that primarily focused on making use of renewable energy resources to generate electricity for the entire country. The goal set was to achieve 50% electricity generation through PV by 2030, which would later on translate to 100% electricity generation through PV. However, since 2011, due to lack of governmental commitment and support, new installments of PV systems have declined significantly. The figures themselves indicate that there have been no new major installments of PV in the recent years.
Solarpark Weesow-Willmersdorf
The project began in 2009 by EnBW Energie Baden-Wuttemberg and was planned to be fully operational by 2020. This project, unlike many other solar power projects is funded through the proceeds generated in the free market, instead of the subsidy provided by the Germane Renewable Energy Source Act. Since, photovoltaics are relatively 80% less expensive in the current time, thus it wouldn’t be a challenge for the company to generate funds for this project. This project has the capacity of 187 MWp(Electrical) and a yearly production of 187 Gigawatt/hour. Accompanied by this, the Solarpark Weesow-Willmersdorf project would have around 465,000 solar modules which makes it one of the largest solar parks in Germany.
Solarpark Meuro
It is a photovoltaic power station located in Meuro in the Bradenburg state by GP Joule that became operational in 2012. This power station has the maximum capacity of 166 megawatts (MW) with a capacity of 60 megawatts (MW). This project makes use of 636,000 solar panels and a 690 VAC grid voltage, due to which it had been named the Power-GEN International Solar Project of The Year back in 2012.