Lopburi Solar Farm

Photovoltaic power station in Thailand

Lopburi Solar Farm

Country| Thailand
Coordinates| 15°03′06″N 100°53′32″E﻿ / ﻿15.05167°N 100.89222°E﻿ / 15.05167; 100.89222
Status| Operational
Construction began| July 2010
Commission date| 23 Dec 2011
Construction cost| US$70 million
Owner| Natural Energy Development Co. Ltd. (NED)[1]
Solar farm
Type| Flat-panel PV
Power generation
Units operational| 640,000
Nameplate capacity| 84 MW
Capacity factor| 16.45%
Annual net output| 105.512 GWh
External links
Website| www.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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* Thailand portal
* Renewable energy portal

* List of photovoltaic power stations
* Photovoltaic power stations
* Solar power in Thailand

## References

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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.