Lopburi Solar Farm

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][4] Thailand used 145,300.19 GWh in 2009. The original cost estimate was US$271 million.[5][6]

Lopburi Solar Farm
CountryThailand
Coordinates15°03′06″N 100°53′32″E
StatusOperational
Construction beganJuly 2010
Commission date23 Dec 2011
Construction costUS$70 million
Owner(s)Natural Energy Development Co. Ltd. (NED)[1]
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
Power generation
Units operational640,000
Nameplate capacity84 MW
Capacity factor16.45%
Annual net output105.512 GWh
External links
Websitewww.ned.co.th

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

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
  7. Asian Development Bank. 2014. Extended Annual Review Report: Loan Solar Power Project (Thailand). Manila: September 2014.
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