List of solar thermal power stations

The PS10 solar thermal power station.

This is a list of the largest facilities generating electricity through the use of solar thermal power, specifically concentrated solar power, ranging from 392 MW to 0.25 MW. .

Operational

Operational Solar Thermal Power Stations
Capacity MWNameCountryLocationCoordinatesTechnology typeNotes and references
392 Ivanpah Solar Power Facility  USA San Bernardino County, California 35°34′N 115°28′W / 35.567°N 115.467°W / 35.567; -115.467 (Ivanpah Solar Power Facility) solar power tower Completed in February 13, 2014[1][2][3]
359 Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS)  USA Mojave Desert, California 35°01′54″N 117°20′53″W / 35.03167°N 117.34806°W / 35.03167; -117.34806 (Solar Energy Generating Systems) parabolic trough Collection of 9 units[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
280 Mojave Solar Project  USA Barstow, California 35°00′40″N 117°19′30″W / 35.01111°N 117.32500°W / 35.01111; -117.32500 (Mojave Solar Project) parabolic trough Completed December 2014. Gross capacity of 280 MW corresponds to net capacity of 250 MW[13][14][15]
280 Solana Generating Station  USA Gila Bend, Arizona 32°55′N 112°58′W / 32.917°N 112.967°W / 32.917; -112.967 (Solana Generating Station) parabolic trough Completed in October 2013, with 6h thermal energy storage[16][17]
250 Genesis Solar Energy Project  USA Blythe, California 33°38′37.68″N 114°59′16.8″W / 33.6438000°N 114.988000°W / 33.6438000; -114.988000 (Genesis Solar) parabolic trough Online April 24, 2014[18][19]
200 Solaben Solar Power Station[20]  Spain Logrosán 39°13′29″N 5°23′26″W / 39.22472°N 5.39056°W / 39.22472; -5.39056 (Solaben Solar Power Station) parabolic trough Solaben 3 completed June 2012[21]
Solaben 2 completed October 2012[21]
Solaben 1 and 6 completed September 2013[22]
160 Noor I  Morocco Ghassate, Ouarzazate Province 30°59′40″N 6°51′48″W / 30.99444°N 6.86333°W / 30.99444; -6.86333 (Ouarzazate solar power station) parabolic trough with 3h heat storage[23][24]
150 Solnova Solar Power Station  Spain Sanlúcar la Mayor 37°25′00″N 06°17′20″W / 37.41667°N 6.28889°W / 37.41667; -6.28889 (Solnova Solar Power Station) parabolic trough Solnova 1 completed May 2010
Solnova 3 completed May 2010
Solnova 4 completed August 2010[25][26][27][28][29]
150 Andasol solar power station  Spain Guadix 37°13′42.70″N 3°4′6.73″W / 37.2285278°N 3.0685361°W / 37.2285278; -3.0685361 (Andasol solar power station) parabolic trough Completed: Andasol 1 (2008), Andasol 2 (2009), Andasol 3 (2011). Each equipped with a 7.5-hour thermal energy storage.[30][31]
150 Extresol Solar Power Station  SpainTorre de Miguel Sesmero 38°39′N 6°44′W / 38.650°N 6.733°W / 38.650; -6.733 (Extresol Solar Power Station) parabolic trough Completed: Extresol 1 and 2 (2010), Extresol 3 (2012). Each equipped with a 7.5-hour thermal energy storage.[21][32][33]
110 Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project  USA Nye County, Nevada 38°14′N 117°22′W / 38.233°N 117.367°W / 38.233; -117.367 (Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project) solar power tower with 10h heat storage; commercial operation began September 2015[34]
100 KaXu Solar One  South Africa Pofadder, Northern Cape 28°53′40.56″S 19°35′53.52″E / 28.8946000°S 19.5982000°E / -28.8946000; 19.5982000 (KaXu Solar One) parabolic trough with 2.5h heat storage[35][36][37]
100 GUZMAN  Spain Palma del Río 37°38′N 5°15′W / 37.633°N 5.250°W / 37.633; -5.250 (GUZMAN) parabolic trough Palma del Rio 2 completed December 2010[21]
Palma del Rio 1 completed July 2011[21]
100 Manchasol Power Station  Spain Alcázar de San Juan 39°11′N 3°18′W / 39.183°N 3.300°W / 39.183; -3.300 (Manchasol Power Station) parabolic trough Manchasol 1 and 2 completed in 2011, each with 7.5h heat storage[21]
100 Valle Solar Power Station  Spain San José del Valle 36°39′N 5°50′W / 36.650°N 5.833°W / 36.650; -5.833 (Valle Solar Power Station) parabolic trough Completed December 2011, with 7.5h heat storage[21][38]
100 Helioenergy Solar Power Station  Spain Écija 37°34′43″N 5°9′24″W / 37.57861°N 5.15667°W / 37.57861; -5.15667 (Helioenergy Solar Power Station) parabolic trough Helioenergy 1 completed September 2011[39][40]
Helioenergy 2 completed January 2012[21][39][40]
100 Aste Solar Power Station  Spain Alcázar de San Juan 39°10′22″N 3°15′58″W / 39.17278°N 3.26611°W / 39.17278; -3.26611 (Helioenergy Solar Power Station) parabolic trough Aste 1A Completed January 2012, with 8h heat storage[21]
Aste 1B Completed January 2012, with 8h heat storage[21]
100 Solacor Solar Power Station  Spain El Carpio 37°54′54″N 4°30′9″W / 37.91500°N 4.50250°W / 37.91500; -4.50250 (Solacor Solar Power Station) parabolic trough Solacor 1 completed February 2012[21]
Solacor 2 completed March 2012[21][41]
100 Helios Solar Power Station  Spain Puerto Lápice 39°14′24″N 3°28′12″W / 39.24000°N 3.47000°W / 39.24000; -3.47000 (Helios Solar Power Station) parabolic trough Helios 1 completed May 2012[21]
Helios 2 completed August 2012[21]
100 Shams solar power station  UAE Abu Dhabi Madinat Zayed 23°34′N 53°42′E / 23.567°N 53.700°E / 23.567; 53.700 (Shams solar power station) parabolic trough Shams 1 completed March 2013 [42][43]
100 Termosol Solar Power Station  Spain Navalvillar de Pela parabolic trough Both Termosol 1 and 2 completed in 2013[21]
100 Palma del Río I & II  Spain Palma del Río 37°38′42.56″N 5°15′29.32″W / 37.6451556°N 5.2581444°W / 37.6451556; -5.2581444 (Palma del Río I & II) parabolic trough Completed July 2012[21]
75 Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center  USA Indiantown, Florida 27°03′11″N 80°33′00″W / 27.05306°N 80.55000°W / 27.05306; -80.55000 (Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center) ISCC with parabolic trough Completed December 2010[44]
64 Nevada Solar One  USA Boulder City, Nevada 35°48.0′N 114°58.6′W / 35.8000°N 114.9767°W / 35.8000; -114.9767 (Nevada Solar One) parabolic trough Operational since 2007
50 Khi Solar One  South Africa Upington 28°33′0.36″S 21°5′5.28″E / 28.5501000°S 21.0848000°E / -28.5501000; 21.0848000 (Khi Solar One) solar power tower Completed Feb 2016
With 2h heat storage[35][36]
50 Bokpoort  South Africa Groblershoop 28°43′26.96″S 21°59′34.88″E / 28.7241556°S 21.9930222°E / -28.7241556; 21.9930222 (Bokpoort CSP Project) parabolic trough with 9h heat storage[45][46]
50 Puertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant  Spain Puertollano, Ciudad Real 38°39′N 3°58′W / 38.650°N 3.967°W / 38.650; -3.967 (Puertollano) parabolic trough Completed May 2009[47]
50 Alvarado I  SpainBadajoz 38°49′37″N 06°49′34″W / 38.82694°N 6.82611°W / 38.82694; -6.82611 (Alvarado I) parabolic trough Completed July 2009[48][49][50]
50 La Florida  SpainAlvarado (Badajoz) parabolic trough Completed July 2010[21][51]
50 Arenales PS  SpainMorón de la Frontera (Seville) 2013 parabolic trough[21][52][53]
50 Casablanca  Spain Talarrubias 2013 parabolic trough[21]
50 Majadas de Tiétar  SpainCaceres39°58′10″N 5°44′32″W / 39.96944°N 5.74222°W / 39.96944; -5.74222 (Majadas) parabolic trough Completed August 2010[21][54]
50 La Dehesa  SpainLa Garrovilla (Badajoz)38°57′35″N 6°27′50″W / 38.95972°N 6.46389°W / 38.95972; -6.46389 (La Dehesa) parabolic trough Completed November 2010[21]
50 Lebrija-1  SpainLebrija parabolic trough Completed July 2011[21][55]
50Astexol 2  SpainBadajoz38°48′42″N 7°3′36″W / 38.81167°N 7.06000°W / 38.81167; -7.06000 (Astexol) parabolic trough Completed November 2011, with 7.5h thermal energy storage[21][52]
50 Morón  Spain Morón de la Frontera 37°7′11.24″N 5°33′50.45″W / 37.1197889°N 5.5640139°W / 37.1197889; -5.5640139 (Morón) parabolic trough Completed May 2012[21]
50 La Africana  Spain Posada parabolic trough Completed July 2012, with 7.5h thermal energy storag[21]
50 Olivenza 1  Spain Olivenza38°45′18.73″N 7°8′40.42″W / 38.7552028°N 7.1445611°W / 38.7552028; -7.1445611 (Olivenza1) parabolic trough Completed July 2012[21]
50 Orellana  Spain Orellana la Vieja 39°1′17.6″N 5°31′57.4″W / 39.021556°N 5.532611°W / 39.021556; -5.532611 (Orellana) parabolic trough Completed August 2012[21]
50 Godawari Green Energy Limited  India Naukh 27°36′01″N 72°13′25″E / 27.60028°N 72.22361°E / 27.60028; 72.22361 (Godawari) parabolic trough 2013[56][57][58]
50 Enerstar Villena Power Plant  Spain Villena 38°43′41.51″N 0°55′18.23″W / 38.7281972°N 0.9217306°W / 38.7281972; -0.9217306 (Enerstar Villena) parabolic trough Completed 2013[21][59]
31.4 Puerto Errado  SpainMurcia38°16′42″N 01°36′01″W / 38.27833°N 1.60028°W / 38.27833; -1.60028 (Puerto Errado) fresnel reflectorPuerto Errado 1 completed April 2009[21][60]
Puerto Errado 2 completed February 2012[21][61]
25 Hassi R'Mel integrated solar combined cycle power station  AlgeriaHassi R'Mel33°07′29″N 03°21′07″E / 33.12472°N 3.35194°E / 33.12472; 3.35194 (Hassi R'Mel) ISCC with parabolic trough Completed June 2011[62][63]
22.5 Termosolar Borges  Spain Borges Blanques41°31′49″N 0°48′10″E / 41.53028°N 0.80278°E / 41.53028; 0.80278 (Termosolar Borges) parabolic trough biomass hybrid Completed December 2012[21]
20 PS20 solar power tower SpainSeville37°26′38″N 06°15′34″W / 37.44389°N 6.25944°W / 37.44389; -6.25944 (PS20 solar power tower) solar power tower Completed April 2009
20 Kuraymat Plant  EgyptKuraymat29°16′43″N 31°14′56″E / 29.27861°N 31.24889°E / 29.27861; 31.24889 (PS20 solar power tower) ISCC with parabolic trough Completed December 2010[63][64][65]
20 Ain Beni Mathar Integrated Thermo Solar Combined Cycle Power Plant  MoroccoAin Bni Mathar34°4′11″N 2°6′18″W / 34.06972°N 2.10500°W / 34.06972; -2.10500 (Ain Beni Mathar) ISCC with parabolic trough Completed 2011 [66][67][68]
19.9 Gemasolar  SpainFuentes de Andalucía (Seville)37°33′38.17″N 05°19′53.61″W / 37.5606028°N 5.3315583°W / 37.5606028; -5.3315583 (Gemasolar solar power tower)solar power tower Completed May 2011[69] With 15h heat storage[21]
17 Yazd integrated solar combined cycle power station IranYazd31°57′5″N 54°5′30″E / 31.95139°N 54.09167°E / 31.95139; 54.09167 (Yazd integrated solar combined cycle power station) ISCC with parabolic trough Dedicated May 2011[70]
11 PS10 solar power tower SpainSeville37°26′36.42″N 06°15′14.28″W / 37.4434500°N 6.2539667°W / 37.4434500; -6.2539667 (PS10 solar power tower) solar power tower World's first commercial solar tower in 2007
10 Delingha Solar Power Plant (Supcon)  China Delingha37°21′59.42″N 97°17′33.28″E / 37.3665056°N 97.2925778°E / 37.3665056; 97.2925778 (Delingha) solar power tower Phase 1 of project completed in July 2013,[71] total 50 MW planned[72] NREL[73]
5 Greenway CSP Mersin Solar Tower Plant  Turkey Mersin36°51′57″N 34°36′35″E / 36.86583°N 34.60972°E / 36.86583; 34.60972 (Greenway CSP Mersin) solar power tower Turkey's first CSP solar tower plant[74]
5 Kimberlina Solar Thermal Energy Plant USABakersfield, California35°34′06″N 119°12′06″W / 35.56833°N 119.20167°W / 35.56833; -119.20167 (Kimberlina) fresnel reflector AREVA Solar, formerly Ausra demonstration plant[75]
5 Sierra SunTower  USA Lancaster, California 34°46′0.0″N 118°8′0.0″W / 34.766667°N 118.133333°W / 34.766667; -118.133333 (Sierra SunTower) solar power tower Completed August 2009[76][77][78]
5 Archimede solar power plant  Italy Syracuse, Sicily37°8′0″N 15°12′58″E / 37.13333°N 15.21611°E / 37.13333; 15.21611 (Archimede solar power plant) ISCC with parabolic trough Completed July 2010. Equipped with heat storage.[79][80]
5 Thai Solar Energy (TSE) 1  ThailandHuai Krachao parabolic trough Completed November 2011[81]
9 Liddell Power Station Solar Steam Generator AustraliaNew South Wales32°22′26″S 150°58′40″E / 32.37389°S 150.97778°E / -32.37389; 150.97778 (Liddell Power Station, New South Wales) ISCC with fresnel reflector Electrical equivalent steam boost for coal station. Not yet fully operational.[82][83]
2.5 Acme Solar Thermal Tower  India Bikaner, Rajasthan 28°11′2″N 73°14′26.4″E / 28.18389°N 73.240667°E / 28.18389; 73.240667 (ACME Solar Thermal Power Plant) solar power tower Completed 2012[84]
2 Keahole Solar Power  USA Hawaii 19°42′54″N 156°2′7″W / 19.71500°N 156.03528°W / 19.71500; -156.03528 (Keahole Solar Power, Keahole Point) parabolic trough [85][86]
1.5 Jülich Solar Tower GermanyJülich50°54′54″N 06°23′16″E / 50.91500°N 6.38778°E / 50.91500; 6.38778 (Jülich) solar power tower Completed December 2008[87]
1 Feranova CSP Plant  Turkey Aydın fresnel reflector Completed December 2012
1 Saguaro Solar Power Station  USA Red Rock, Arizona parabolic trough [88]
1 Yanqing (DAHAN)Solar Power Station  ChinaYanqing County40°22′59″N 115°56′14″E / 40.38306°N 115.93722°E / 40.38306; 115.93722 (Yanqing Solar Power Station)solar power tower Completed 2012[89]
0.5 Shiraz solar power plant IranShiraz31°56′N 54°02′E / 31.933°N 54.033°E / 31.933; 54.033 (Shiraz solar power plant) parabolic trough Iran's first solar power plant
0.25 Augustin Fresnel Solar Power Station[90]  France Targassonne fresnel reflector Prototype, Completed 2012, 0.25MWh Thermal Energy Storage
4,810.55 Overall operational capacity
Solar thermal power stations
Part of the 354 MW SEGS solar complex in San Bernardino, California, United States. 
The PS10 and PS20 solar power plant near Seville, in Andalusia, Spain. 
The recent Ivanpah solar project in San Bernardino, California, United States. 
The Andasol Solar Power Station, Spain, uses a molten salt thermal energy storage to generate electricity, even when the sun isn't shining. 
Parts of the Solnova Solar Power Station in the foreground. The two towers of the PS10 and PS20 solar power stations can be seen in the background. 

Under construction

Solar Thermal Power Stations under construction
Capacity MW Name Country Location Co-
ordinates
Expected
completion
Technology Notes
200 Noor II  Morocco Ghassate (Ouarzazate province) 2017/2018 parabolic trough [91]
121 Ashalim power station 1  Israel Negev desert 30°58′N 34°42′E / 30.967°N 34.700°E / 30.967; 34.700 (Ashalim power station) 2017 solar power tower [92][93][94]
110 Cerro Dominador Solar Thermal Plant (Atacama 1)  Chile María Elena, Antofagasta   2018 solar power tower [95]
100 Redstone Solar Thermal Power  South Africa Northern Cape 28°17′53″S 23°21′56″E / 28.29806°S 23.36556°E / -28.29806; 23.36556 (Redstone Solar Thermal Power) 2018 solar power tower with 12h heat storage [96][97][98]
100 Xina Solar One  South Africa Northern Cape 28°53′40.56″S 19°35′53.52″E / 28.8946000°S 19.5982000°E / -28.8946000; 19.5982000 (Xina CSP Project) 2016 parabolic trough with 5h heat storage [99]
100 Kathu Solar Park  South Africa Northern Cape 27°31′59.67″S 23°8′10.56″E / 27.5332417°S 23.1362667°E / -27.5332417; 23.1362667 (Kathu Solar Park) 2016 parabolic trough with 4.5h heat storage

[100][101][102][103]

100 Ilanga 1  South Africa Northern Cape (Upington) 28°29′25.79″S 21°32′27.13″E / 28.4904972°S 21.5408694°E / -28.4904972; 21.5408694 (Ilanga 1 CSP Project) 2017 linear Fresnel technology with 4.5h heat storage [104][105]
100 El Reboso 2+3  SpainEl Puebla del Rio (Seville)2015 parabolic trough [106][107]
100 Dhursar  India 2014 fresnel reflector [108][109]
100 Diwakar  India Askandra 2014 parabolic trough with 3h heat storage[110]
100 KVK Energy Solar Project  India Askandra 2014 parabolic trough with 4h heat storage[111]
100 Noor III  Morocco Ghassate, Ouarzazate Province 2017/2018 solar power tower [91]
50 Erdos Solar Power Plant  China Hanggin Banner 2013 parabolic trough [112]
50 Megha Solar Plant  India Anantapur 2013 parabolic trough [113]
50 CGNSED power plant  China Delingha37°21′26″N 97°16′18″E / 37.35722°N 97.27167°E / 37.35722; 97.27167 (CGNSED)sep 2016 parabolic trough [114]
27.5 Jinshawan  ChinaChina solar updraft tower

Operations underway at 200 kW.[115]

25 Gujarat Solar One  IndiaKutch23°22.233′N 70°41.988′E / 23.370550°N 70.699800°E / 23.370550; 70.699800 (Gujarat Solar One) 2013 parabolic trough with 9h heat storage[116]
17 Stillwater  USA Nevada 2014 parabolic trough [117]
12 Alba Nova 1  France Corsica July, 2015 fresnel reflector First utility-scale solar thermal plant in France[118][119]
5 Sundt Power Plant  USA Arizona 2014 fresnel reflector [120]
3 Airlight Energy Ait Baha Plant  Morocco Ait Baha 2013 parabolic trough with 12h heat storage[121]
1.5 Sundrop  Australia Port Augusta 2016 solar power tower [122]
1.5 Tooele Army Depot  USA Tooele 2013 dish [123]
1.4 THEMIS Solar Power Tower  France Pyrénées-Orientales42°30′5″N 1°58′27″E / 42.50139°N 1.97417°E / 42.50139; 1.97417 (Themis (solar power plant)) solar power tower Hybrid solar/gas power plant[124]
1 e-Cube 1  China Hainan 2013 Modular Heliostat First Modular Heliostat solar thermal plant in the world[125]
1 Renovalia  SpainAlbacete dish[21]

Announced

Solar Thermal Power Stations Announced
Capacity MW Name CountryLocationCoordinatesTechnologyNotes
2000 Ordos  China Mongolian desert, China solar power tower [126]
1540 Solar Energy Project  Morocco Ain Bni Mathar, Foum Al Quad, Boujdour, Sebkhat Tah - Morocco unknown [127]
260 Copiapó Solar Project  Chile Atacama Desert, Chile solar power tower PV integrated. With 14h heat storage [128]
280 Al-Abdaliya  Kuwait ?? parabolic trough [129]
120 Shneur Solar Power Station  Israel Tze'elim, Israel parabolic trough [130]
100 Solnova 2, 4–5  Spain Sevilla 37°25′00″N 06°17′20″W / 37.41667°N 6.28889°W / 37.41667; -6.28889 (Solnova Solar Power Station) parabolic trough with heat storage [131]
100 CAP SunEdison  Chile Atacama Desert, Chile [132]
72 Mashhad solar-thermal power station  Iran Mashhad, Iran Parabolic dish with tracer system [133]
60 Mashavei Sadde solar-thermal power station  Israel Mashavei Sadde (Negev), Israel CSP [134]
50 AZ 20  Spain Sevilla solar power tower [131]
30 Archetype SW 550 solar power plant  Italy Passo Martino (CT), Sicily Parabolic trough with heat storage, biomass integration and cogenerating desalination [135][136]
20 Almaden Plant  Spain Albacete solar power tower [137]
14 Agua Prieta II integrated solar combined cycle power station  Mexico Agua Prieta (Sonora), Mexico ISCC [138][139]
10 Gotasol  Spain Gotarrendura linear fresnel [140]
0.08 Aznalcollar TH  Spain Sevilla dish sterling [131]
5706.08 Overall capacity announced

Decommissioned

See also

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  85. Aloha, MicroCSP: Sopogy 2MW solar thermal system inaugurated on big island of Hawaii
  86. Salt-Free Solar: CSP Tower Using Air
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  89. NREL: Augustin Fresnel 1
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  106. Boragis: El Reboso III
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  110. NREL: KVK Energy Solar Project
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  130. Iran's biggest solar power plant
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