| Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park | |
| Name Official: | Parque Fotovoltaico Olmedilla de Alarcón |
| Country: | Spain |
| Location: | Olmedilla de Alarcón |
| Status: | O |
| Commissioned: | July 2008 |
| Cost: | €384 million |
| Solar Type: | PV |
| Ps Units Operational: | 270,000 |
| Ps Electrical Capacity: | 60 MWp |
| Ps Annual Generation: | 87.5 GWh |
| Website: | www.nobesol.com |
The Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park is a 60-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power plant, located in Olmedilla de Alarcón, Spain. When completed in July 2008, it was the world's largest power plant using photovoltaic technology.[1] [2]
The plant employs more than 270,000 conventional solar panels, using solar cells made of conventional crystalline silicon. Olmedilla generates about 87,500 megawatt-hours per year, enough to power 40,000 homes. Construction of the plant cost €384 million (US$530 million).[1] [3] [4]