The Senftenberg Solarpark is a

photovoltaic power station A photovoltaic power station, also known as a solar park, solar farm, or solar power plant, is a large-scale grid-connected photovoltaic power system (PV system) designed for the supply of merchant power. They are different from most building- ...

located on former open-pit mining areas close to the city of

Senftenberg Senftenberg ( wen, Zły Komorow) is a town in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany, capital of the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district. Geography Senftenberg is located in the southwest of the historic Lower Lusatia region at the border with Saxony. It ...

, in

Eastern Germany The new states of Germany () are the five re-established states of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) that unified with the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) with its 10 states upon German reunification on 3 October 1990. The new s ...

. The 78 MW Phase 1 of the plant was completed within three months and generates power for about 25,000 households. It was opened on by the Prime Minister of the German state of Brandenburg. The ground-based PV plant is designed for a total capacity of 148 MW.
Solarpark Senftenberg/Schipkau

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