Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants

With an installed capacity greater than 137 gigawatts (GWs) worldwide and annual additions of about 40 GWs in recent years, solar photovoltaic (PV) technology has become an increasingly important energy supply option. A substantial decline in the cost of solar PV power plants (80 percent reduction since 2008) has improved solar PV’s competitiveness, reducing the needs for subsidies and enabling solar to compete with other power generation options in some markets. The World Bank Group (including the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency) helps client countries secure the affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy supply needed to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity. The approach mirrors the objectives of the sustainable energy for all initiative - achieving universal access, accelerating improvements in energy efficiency, and doubling the global share of renewable energy by 2030. The World Bank Group recognizes that each country determines its own path for achieving its energy aspirations, and that each country’s transition to a sustainable energy sector involves a unique mix of resource opportunities and challenges, prompting a different emphasis on access, efficiency, and renewable energy. The objective of this guidebook is to enhance the reader’s understanding of how to successfully develop, finance, construct, and operate utility-scale solar PV power plants. The guidebook focuses on aspects of project development that are specific to solar. From this perspective it covers all aspects of the overall project development process including site identification, plant design, energy yield, permits and licenses, contractual arrangements, and financing, giving sparser coverage to general project development basics that are not specific to solar. This guide covers the key building blocks to developing a successful utility-scale solar power project (the threshold for utility-scale depends on the market, but generally at least 5 megawatt (MW).

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	International Finance Corporation
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015-06
Subjects:	TAX INCENTIVES, VERTICAL AXIS, TRANSMISSION CAPACITY, POWER PLANTS, PLANT OWNERS, UTILITY GRID, RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD, SOLAR RESOURCE, ELECTRICITY TARIFF, PRICE OF POWER, ENERGY PRICING, POWER GENERATION APPLICATIONS, POWER PRICES, GENERATION, COST OF ELECTRICITY, CIRCUIT BREAKERS, WIND FARMS, BEARING CAPACITY, POWER PROJECT, EMISSION REDUCTION, PLANT OPERATION, ENERGY GENERATION, PEAK DEMAND, PRICE, SAFETY STANDARDS, SOLAR PROJECTS, VOLTAGE, POWER SYSTEM, GREENHOUSE GAS, OIL, AIR POLLUTION, POWER SYSTEMS, RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION, ENERGY SOURCES, AIR EMISSIONS, RAW MATERIALS, SOLAR POWER PLANTS, PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS, SAND, ACCESS ROADS, DISTRIBUTION LOSSES, PEAK POWER, POWER COMPANY, SOLAR ENERGY, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY, FUELS, THERMAL POWER, POWER DISTRIBUTION, ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS, RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS, RENEWABLE GENERATION, POWER REQUIREMENTS, EMISSION, SOLAR INDUSTRY, TAX INCENTIVE, MINERAL RESOURCES, BALANCE, POWER CORPORATION, ENERGY NEEDS, DIESEL GENERATORS, PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS, ELECTRICITY, CEMENT, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, FOSSIL FUEL, CONVERSION EFFICIENCY, PLANT OPERATIONS, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, POWER COSTS, SOLAR SYSTEMS, SOLAR POWER, ENERGY LOSSES, UTILITY-SCALE, GRID SYSTEMS, ELECTRICITY PRICE, PEAK VALUE, SOLAR CELLS, UTILITY COMPANY, FUEL, DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, ELECTRICAL OUTPUT, POWER SECTOR PLANNING, FACILITIES, RENEWABLE SOURCES, CAPACITY FACTORS, PLANT SHUTDOWN, PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY, RENEWABLE POWER, THERMAL EXPANSION, ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION, DIESEL, RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET, PLANT EFFICIENCY, TRANSMISSION LINES, APPROACH, ELECTRICAL PRODUCTION, POWER PLANT, SOLAR CELL, BIRDS, PLANT PERFORMANCE, WIND SPEED, VEHICLES, ACTIVITIES, RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS, COLLECTION SYSTEM, DEMAND FOR POWER, RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES, WIND, EMISSIONS, HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, POWER CONDITIONERS, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY, AMORPHOUS SILICON, RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS, TARIFF STRUCTURES, GAS, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, POWER MIX, CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTION, SOLAR RADIATION, SAFETY REGULATIONS, WINDS, POWER RATIO, OXYGEN, BIOMASS, AIR POLLUTANTS, AMOUNT OF POWER, GENERATION CAPACITY, ELECTRICITY UTILITIES, ENERGY POLICIES, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, AUXILIARY POWER, SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY, POWER GENERATION, POWER SECTOR, SOLAR PANELS, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, UTILITY- SCALE, THERMAL PLANTS, RENEWABLE SOURCE, PLANT OWNER, ENERGY SUPPLY, TRANSMISSION GRID, OPTIONS, WATER, CAPACITY FACTOR, CARBON TAXES, AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT, GRID POWER, POLLUTION, GRID CONNECTION, SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION, POWER PRODUCERS, TAX POLICIES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, PLANT OUTPUT, POWER RATING, ENERGY OUTPUT, TAX CREDIT, HEAT, CLIMATE CHANGE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, UTILITIES, GRID INTEGRATION, POWER, ELECTRICITY SALES, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, AUXILIARY POWER REQUIREMENTS, WIND ENERGY, UTILITY MARKET, SOLAR SYSTEM, BUFFER ZONES, POLLUTANTS, CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION, ELECTRICITY TARIFFS, SUNLIGHT, COST OF ENERGY, RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLY, PEAK PRODUCTION, POWER REQUIREMENT, ENERGY PRODUCTION, POWER PRODUCTION, PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES, POWER PRODUCER, TAX CREDITS, POWER CONSUMPTION, FEEDSTOCK, TRANSMISSION LINE, INVESTMENT, WIND SPEEDS, ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, SOLID WASTE GENERATION, AMBIENT CONDITIONS, ENERGY MANAGEMENT, TARIFF, COMMERCIAL ELECTRICITY, AVAILABILITY, INVESTMENTS, RENEWABLE ENERGY, GASES, ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION, FOSSIL, WIND DEVELOPERS, PRICES, AIR MASS, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE, POWER CABLES, SAFETY TESTING, ENERGY, ELECTRICITY UTILITY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/25002934/utility-scale-solar-photovoltaic-power-plants-project-developer’s-guide https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22797
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