Lopburi Solar Farm

Photovoltaic power station in Lopburi Province, Thailand
15°03′06″N 100°53′32″E / 15.05167°N 100.89222°E / 15.05167; 100.89222StatusOperationalConstruction beganJuly 2010Commission date23 Dec 2011Construction costUS$70 millionOwner(s)Natural Energy Development Co. Ltd. (NED)[1]Solar farm TypeFlat-panel PVPower generation Units operational640,000Nameplate capacity84 MWCapacity factor16.45%Annual net output105.512 GWhExternal linksWebsitewww.ned.co.th
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The Lopburi Solar Farm is a 55-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station in Lopburi Province, Thailand.[2] 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.[3][unreliable source?][4] Thailand used 145,300.19 GWh in 2009.[citation needed] The original cost estimate was US$271 million.[5][6]

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".[7]

See also

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References

  1. ^ Sullivan, Boris (2011-12-23). "Thailand plans to Rev up Solar Power". Thailand Business News. Siam News Network. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Generation". Natural Energy Development Co., Ltd. (NED). Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Sharp completes 84MW solar power generation plant in Thailand". power-technology.com. 2013-05-30. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  4. ^ Publicover, Brian (2013-05-28). "NED adds 84MW Thai PV plant". Recharge.
  5. ^ Essentials of Clean Energy Financing and ADB's Assistance Modalities Archived January 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Project Design Document[dead link]
  7. ^ Asian Development Bank. 2014. Extended Annual Review Report: Loan Solar Power Project (Thailand). Manila: September 2014.