This is a list of the largest facilities generating electricity through the use of solar thermal power, specifically concentrated solar power.

Operational

+ Operational solar thermal power stations (of at least 50 MW capacity)NameCountryLocationCoordinatesElectrical capacity(MW)CommissioningTechnology typeStoragehoursNotes and referencesMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park Phase IVDubai 700 2023 Parabolic trough,as well as solar power tower15 600 MW parabolic trough and 100MW solar tower commissioned. Noor / Ouarzazate Solar Power Station Ghassate (Ouarzazate province) 510 Parabolic trough and solar power tower (Phase 3)3 / 7 / 7.5 160 MW Phase 1 with 3 hours heat storage. 200 MW phase 2 with 7 hours heat storage is online from January 2018.Morocco’s Noor II Begins Synchronization to Grid , solar paces, January 14, 2018. 150 MW (Phase 3) with 7.5 hours storage is online from November 2018Ivanpah Solar Power Facility San Bernardino County, California 392 2014 Solar power tower Completed on February 13, 2014Mojave Solar Project Barstow, California 280 2014 Parabolic trough Completed December 2014. Gross capacity of 280 MW corresponds to net capacity of 250 MWcsp-world.com , 2 December 2014Abengoa: Plants under construction - United States Solana Generating Station Gila Bend, Arizona 280October 2013 Parabolic trough6 SolarServer: Concentrating solar power: Solana CSP plant begins commercial operation Genesis Solar Energy Project Blythe, California 280 24 April 2014 Parabolic trough Another Huge Solar Plant Goes Online in California's Desert , Chris Clarke, REWIRE, May 5, 2014Solaben Solar Power Station Logrosán 200June 2012 Parabolic trough Solaben 3 completed June 2012Solaben 2 completed October 2012Solaben 1 and 6 completed September 2013Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) Mojave Desert, California 1601984Parabolic trough Originally collection of 9 units 1984–1990Solar Electric Generating Station IX with 354 MW. Seven units were decommissioned and replaced by solar PV.Solnova Solar Power Station Sanlúcar la Mayor 150May 2010 Parabolic trough Solnova 1 completed May 2010 Solnova 3 completed May 2010 Solnova 4 completed August 2010Abengoa Solar begins commercial operation of Solnova 1 Abengoa Solar begins commercial operation of Solnova 3 Abengoa Solar Reaches Total of 193 Megawatts OperatingAndasol solar power station Guadix 150 2008 Parabolic trough7.5 Completed: Andasol 1 (2008), Andasol 2 (2009), Andasol 3 (2011). Each equipped with a 7.5 hour thermal energy storage.Extresol Solar Power Station Torre de Miguel Sesmero 1502010 Parabolic trough7.5Completed: Extresol 1 and 2 (2010), Extresol 3 (2012). Each equipped with a 7.5-hour thermal energy storage.Mapa de proyectos en España Solar Thermal Power Generation - A Spanish Success Story ACS Launches the Operation Phase of its Third Dispatchable 50 MW Thermal Power Plant in Spain, Extresol-1 Dhursar Dhursar, Jaisalmer district 125 November 2014 Fresnel reflector Ashalim Power Station (Negev Energy) Ashalim 121 Parabolic trough4.5 4.5h heat storage. Completed August 2019 and located in Negev desert Megalim Power Station (Negev Energy) Ashalim 121 Solar power tower Completed April 2019 and located in Negev desertCrescent Dunes Solar Energy Project Nye County, Nevada 110 Solar power tower10With 10h heat storage; commercial operation began September 2015, mothballed since May 2019Cerro Dominador Solar Thermal Plant (Atacama 1) María Elena, Antofagasta 110 Solar power tower 17.5 Completed April 2021, with 17.5h heat storage Shouhang Dunhuang Dunhuang (Gansu Province) 110 Solar power tower15 / 7.5 Phase I completed in 2016, Phase II with 7.5h heat storage. Operational since end of December 2018Kathu Solar Park Northern Cape 100 Parabolic trough4.5 Completed February 2018, with 4.5h heat storageKathu Solar Park , NRELKaXu Solar One Pofadder, Northern Cape 100 Parabolic trough2.5 With 2.5h heat storageXina Solar One Pofadder, Northern Cape 100 2017 Parabolic trough5.5 Commissioned in September 2017 with 5.5h heat storageManchasol Power Station Alcázar de San Juan 100 2011 Parabolic trough7.5 Manchasol 1 and 2 completed in 2011, each with 7.5h heat storageValle Solar Power Station San José del Valle 100 2011 Parabolic trough7.5 Completed December 2011, with 7.5h heat storageVALLE 1 and VALLE 2 Helioenergy Solar Power Station Écija 100 2011 Parabolic trough Helioenergy 1 completed September 2011Renewable Energy Magazine: Abengoa-E.ON joint solar thermal electric plant comes online Helioenergy 2 completed January 2012Aste Solar Power Station Alcázar de San Juan 100 2012 Parabolic trough8 Aste 1A Completed January 2012, with 8h heat storage Aste 1B Completed January 2012, with 8h heat storageSolacor Solar Power Station El Carpio 100 Parabolic trough Solacor 1 completed February 2012Solacor 2 completed March 2012Helios Solar Power Station Puerto Lápice 100 2012 Parabolic trough Helios 1 completed May 2012Helios 2 completed August 2012Shams solar power station Abu Dhabi Madinat Zayed 100 Parabolic trough Shams 1 completed March 2013 Termosol Solar Power Station Navalvillar de Pela 100 2013 Parabolic trough Both Termosol 1 and 2 completed in 2013 Palma del Río I & II Palma del Río 100 Parabolic trough Palma del Rio 2 completed December 2010Palma del Rio 1 completed July 2011 Ilanga 1 Northern Cape (Upington) 100 Parabolic trough5 With 5h heat storage. Operational since 2018 CSNP Royal Tech Urat CSP Urat Middle Banner, Inner Mongolia 100 2020 Parabolic trough 10 Completed in January 2020 with 10 hours of thermal storage Guazhou Thermosolar Plant Guazhou, Jiuquan, Gansu Province 1002025 6 The world's first dual-tower CSP stationMartin Next Generation Solar Energy Center Indiantown, Florida 75 ISCC with parabolic trough Completed December 2010Here comes the sun! FPL's Next Generation Solar Energy Center to be world's first hybrid solar plant, first utility-scale solar facility in Florida Nevada Solar One Boulder City, Nevada 75 Parabolic trough Operational since 2007 Dacheng Dunhuang CSP Dunhuang, Gansu Province 60 2016 Fresnel reflector 16 / 15 10 MW Phase 1 completed in 2016,50 MW Phase 2 in December 2019 with 15 hours of thermal storage Supcon Solar Delingha Delingha 60 2013 Solar power tower 2 / 7 10 MW Phase 1 completed in 2013, Phase 2 completed in December 2018 with 7 hours of thermal energy storage Guzmán Palma del Río 50 2012 Parabolic trough Completed July 2012Khi Solar One Upington 50 2016 Solar power tower2 Completed Feb 2016 With 2h heat storageAbengoa: Plants under construction - South Africa Bokpoort Groblershoop 50 Parabolic trough9With 9h heat storagePuertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant Puertollano, Ciudad Real 50 2009 Parabolic trough Completed May 2009José María Barreda and Ignacio Galán open Iberdrola Renovables’ first solar termal power plantAlvarado I Badajoz 50 2009 Parabolic trough Completed July 2009Acciona Status Solarpaces 2008 p.25ACCIONA opens its first CSP plant in Spain, in Extremadura La Florida Alvarado (Badajoz)50 2010 Parabolic trough Completed July 2010 Arenales PS Morón de la Frontera (Seville)50 Parabolic trough 2013 Casablanca Talarrubias 50 Parabolic trough 2013 Majadas de Tiétar Caceres 50 2010 Parabolic trough Completed August 2010Acciona starts work on its €237 million CSP plant in Spain La Dehesa La Garrovilla (Badajoz) 50 Parabolic trough Completed November 2010 Lebrija-1 Lebrija 50 2011 Parabolic trough Completed July 2011Astexol 2 Badajoz 50 2011 Parabolic trough7.5 Completed November 2011, with 7.5h thermal energy storageConcentrated Solar Power(CSP) Morón Morón de la Frontera 50 2012 Parabolic trough Completed May 2012 La Africana Posada 50 2012 Parabolic trough7.5 Completed July 2012, with 7.5h thermal energy storage Olivenza 1 Olivenza 50 2012 Parabolic trough Completed July 2012 Orellana Orellana la Vieja 50 2012 Parabolic trough Completed August 2012 Godawari Green Energy Limited Nokh Village, Rajasthan 50 2013 Parabolic trough 2013 Enerstar Villena Power Plant Villena 50 2013 Parabolic trough Completed 2013 Megha Solar Plant Anantapur 50 2014 Parabolic trough Completed 2014 Delingha Solar Plant Delingha 50 2018 Parabolic trough 9 Completed July 2018 with 9 hours of thermal energy storage Shagaya CSP Shagaya 50 2019 Parabolic trough10 Commercial operation started in February 2019, 10 hours thermal storage Waad Al Shamal ISCC Plant Waad Al Shamal 50 2018 ISCC with parabolic trough Commercial operation started in 2018, 1,390 MW plant with 50 MW solarSEC starts operating solar-powered plant in Waad Al-Shamal , Saudi Gazette, July 9, 2018Qinghai Gonghe CSP Gonghe, Qinghai Province 50 2019 Solar power tower6Completed in September 2019, with 6 h heat storage. Luneng Haixi CSP Haixi Zhou, Qinghai Sheng 50 2019 Solar power tower 12 Completed in September 2019 with 12 hours of thermal energy storageHami CSP Hami, Xinjiang Autonomous Region 50 Solar power tower 13 Completed in September 2019 with 13 hours of thermal energy storage Yumen Xinneng CSP Yumen, Gansu Province 502020Beam down tower 9

Under construction +Solar thermal power stations under construction (of at least 50 MW capacity) Name Country Location Co-ordinates Electricalcapacity(MW) Expectedcompletion Technology Notes Golmud CSP Golmud, Qinghai province 200 Power tower Shouhang Yumen CSPYumen, Gansu Province 100Solar power towerRedstone Solar Thermal Power Northern Cape 100 2023 Solar power tower12h heat storage Erdos Solar Power Plant Hanggin Banner 50 Parabolic trough Gansu Akesai CSP Akesai, Gansu Province 50 ? Parabolic trough 15h storage Rayspower Yumen CSP Yumen, Gansu Province 50 ? Parabolic trough

Announced

+ Solar thermal power stations announcedName CountryLocationCoordinatesElectrical capacity (MW) TechnologyNotesNoor Midelt II Morocco 230 Noor Midelt I Morocco 200 Hybrid solar power with combination of 600 MW solar PV and 200 MW solar thermal with 5h heat storage Tamarugal Solar Project Atacama Desert, Chile 450 Three solar power towers with 13h heat storage Likana Solar Project Antofagasta   390 Three solar power towers with 13h heat storageCopiapó Solar Project Atacama Desert, Chile 260 Solar power tower PV integrated. With 14h heat storage. Gulang CSP Wuwei, Gansu Province 100 Parabolic trough Golden Tower CSP Jinta, Gansu Province 100 Power tower Mashhad solar-thermal power station Mashhad, Iran 72 Parabolic dish with tracer system Iran's biggest solar power plant Chabei CSP Chabei, Hebei Province 64 Parabolic trough Al-Abdaliya ?? 60 Parabolic trough AZ 20 Sevilla 50 Solar power tower Shangyi CSP Shangyi, Hebei Province 50 Power tower Zhangjiakou CSP Zhangbei, Hebei Province 50 Fresnel reflector

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