The Lopburi Solar Farm is a 55-
megawatt
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3. It is used to quantify the rate of energy transfer. The watt is named after James ...
(MW)
photovoltaic power station in
Lopburi Province,
Thailand
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. The plant was constructed over a period of 18 months beginning in 2010 with a loan of US$70 million (two billion baht) from the Asian Development Bank, and was expected to generate 105
GWh/year. An additional 11 MW were added to the initial capacity of 73.16 MW in May 2013.
Thailand used 145,300.19 GWh in 2009. The original cost estimate was US$271 million.
A 2014 review of the activity reported that the project had concluded two years of successful activity. The review classified the project as "highly successful".
[Asian Development Bank. 2014]
Extended Annual Review Report: Loan Solar Power Project (Thailand).
Manila: September 2014.
See also
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List of photovoltaic power stations
The following is a list of photovoltaic power stations that are larger than 300 megawatts (MW) in current net capacity.Note that nominal power may be AC or DC, depending on the plant, and therefore any totals quoted are hybrid. SeAC-DC conundru ...
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Photovoltaic power stations
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 ...
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Solar power in Thailand
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Photovoltaic power stations in Thailand