CSP Today Solar Capacity

B U SI N E SS

I N T E LLI GE N C E

CSP Tower and Parabolic Trough Projects with Storage Capacity

3,000
Solar capacity

Operational

280 MWe

Construction

125 MWe
2,500

50 MWe
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Station I
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Station II
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Station III
Solana

Capex (2015 $ USD)

2,000

Atacama-1 (Planta
Solar Cerro Dominador)

Mojave Solar Project

Noor I

1,500

Ashalim Plot A
(Negev Energy)
Atacama-2 (Planta
Solar Cerro
Dominador)

Crescent Dunes
1,000

Waad Al Shamal
ISCC Plant

Noor III

KaXu Solar One

Noor II
Martin Next Generation
Solar Energy Center
500
Spain PT w/
7.5 h storage
Nevada Solar One

0
10 Oct 06

Spain PT CSP
w/out storage
6 Jul 09

Khi Solar One

Shams 1
Genesis
Solar 2

Genesis
Solar 1
Bokpoort

Enerstar Villena
Godawari
Green Energy
1 Apr 12

Megha
27 Dec 14

Kathu CSP

Xina
Solar
One

Ilanga CSP 1
(Karoshoek Solar One)

Akesai
Solar
Thermal
Power
Plant

Qinghai Delingha (CGN) Phase I

Shagaya CSP Project - Phase One
22 Sep 17

18 Jun 20

The above graphic displays only tower or parabolic trough CSP plants, with a gross capacity of 50MW or larger, which are in operation or under construction. Solid circles represent projects with storage
capacity. Estimated CAPEX values are given in 2015 US dollars. See table below for a full list of projects on the info graphic. Data taken from the CSP Today Global Tracker September 2016.

CSP Today Solar Capacity

B U SI N E SS

I N T E LLI GE N C E

CSP Parabolic Trough Projects

3,000
Solar capacity

Operational

280 MWe

Construction

125 MWe
2,500

50 MWe

Solana

Capex (2015 $ USD)

2,000

Mojave Solar Project

1,500
Ashalim Plot A
(Negev Energy)

Noor I
1,000
Noor III

KaXu Solar One

Martin Next Generation
Solar Energy Center
500
Spain PT w/
7.5 h storage
Nevada Solar One

0
10 Oct 06

Spain PT CSP
w/out storage
6 Jul 09

Kathu CSP

Shams 1

Xina Solar One

Genesis
Solar 2

Genesis
Solar 1
Bokpoort

Enerstar Villena
Godawari
Green Energy
1 Apr 12

Waad Al Shamal
ISCC Plant

Megha
27 Dec 14

Ilanga CSP 1
(Karoshoek Solar One)

Akesai
Solar
Thermal
Power
Plant

Qinghai Delingha (CGN) Phase I

Shagaya CSP Project - Phase One
22 Sep 17

18 Jun 20

The above graphic displays only parabolic trough CSP plants with a gross capacity of 50MW or larger, which are in operation or under construction. Solid circles represent projects with storage capacity.
Estimated CAPEX values are given in 2015 US dollars. See table below for a full list of projects on the info graphic. Data taken from the CSP Today Global Tracker September 2016.

CSP Today Solar Capacity

B U SI N E SS

I N T E LLI GE N C E

CSP Tower Projects

3,000
Solar capacity

Operational

280 MWe

Construction

125 MWe
2,500

50 MWe
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Station I
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Station II
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Station III

Capex (2015 $ USD)

2,000

1,500
Atacama-1 (Planta
Solar Cerro Dominador)

1,000

Atacama-2
(Planta
Solar Cerro
Dominador)

Crescent Dunes
Noor III

Ashalim Plot B
(Megalim Solar Power)
500

Khi Solar One

0
10 Oct 06

6 Jul 09

1 Apr 12

27 Dec 14

22 Sep 17

18 Jun 20

The above graphic displays only tower CSP plants with a gross capacity of 50MW or larger, which are in operation or under construction. Solid circles represent projects with storage capacity. Estimated
CAPEX values are given in 2015 US dollars. See table below for a full list of projects on the info graphic. Data taken from the CSP Today Global Tracker September 2016.

CSP Today Solar Capacity

B U SI N E SS

Project Name

Technology

Nevada Solar One

Parabolic Trough

Total Capacity

Solar Capacity
64 MWe

Country

Current Status

USA

Operation

Spain PT CSP w/out storage

Parabolic Trough

50 MWe

Spain

Operation

Spain PT w/ 7.5 h storage

Parabolic Trough

50 MWe

Spain

Operation

Storage
(Hours)

Actual Commercial
Operation Date (COD)

I N T E LLI GE N C E

2015 USD
(constant millions)

0.5

01/06/07

$258

01/12/10

$307

7.5

01/12/10

$405

Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center

Parabolic Trough

75 MWe

USA

Operation

01/12/10

$462

Shams 1

Parabolic Trough

100 MWe

UAE

Operation

17/03/13

$588

Godawari Green Energy

Parabolic Trough

50 MWe

India

Operation

Solana

Parabolic Trough

280 MWe

USA

Operation

05/06/13

$122

09/10/13

$2,041

Enerstar Villena

Parabolic Trough

50 MWe

Spain

Operation

01/11/13

$309

Genesis Solar 2

Parabolic Trough

125 MWe

USA

Operation

30/11/13

$499

Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Station I

Tower

126 MWe

USA

Operation

30/01/14

$732

Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Station II

Tower

133 MWe

USA

Operation

30/01/14

$732

Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Station III

Tower

133 MWe

USA

Operation

30/01/14

$732

Genesis Solar 1

Parabolic Trough

125 MWe

USA

Operation

01/03/14

$499

Reliance Areva CSP 1

Fresnel

125 MWe

India

Operation

Megha

Parabolic Trough

50 MWe

India

Operation

Mojave Solar Project

Parabolic Trough

280 MWe

USA

Operation

11/11/14

$340

12/11/14

$127

01/12/14

$1,633

Crescent Dunes

Tower

110 MWe

USA

Operation

10

01/01/15

$964

KaXu Solar One

Parabolic Trough

100 MWe

South Africa

Operation

2.5

02/03/15

$843

Bokpoort

Parabolic Trough

50 MWe

South Africa

Operation

9.3

17/12/15

$323

Khi Solar One

Tower

50 MWe

South Africa

Operation

01/01/16

$432

Noor I

Parabolic Trough

Atacama-1 (Planta Solar Cerro Dominador)

Tower

210

160 MWe

Morocco

Operation

110 MWe

Chile

Construction

Shagaya CSP Project - Phase One

Parabolic Trough

50 MWe

Noor II

Parabolic Trough

200 MWe

04/02/16

$1,163

17.5

01/06/17

$1,275

Kuwait

Construction

01/07/17

$257

Morocco

Construction

01/07/17

$1,100

Akesai Solar Thermal Power Plant

Parabolic Trough

50 MWe

China

Construction

15

01/08/17

$318

Xina Solar One

Parabolic Trough

100 MWe

South Africa

Construction

01/09/17

$652

Noor III

Tower

150 MWe

Morocco

Construction

01/10/17

$861

Qinghai Delingha (CGN) Phase I

Parabolic Trough

Ashalim Plot B (Megalim Solar Power)

Tower

50 MWe

China

Construction

121 MWe

Israel

Construction

31/12/17

$397

31/12/17

$735

Kathu CSP

Parabolic Trough

100 MWe

South Africa

Construction

4.5

01/06/18

$716

Ashalim Plot A (Negev Energy)

Parabolic Trough

110 MWe

Israel

Construction

4.5

01/07/18

$980

Ilanga CSP 1 (Karoshoek Solar One)

Parabolic Trough

100 MWe

South Africa

Construction

01/10/18

$592

Atacama-2 (Planta Solar Cerro Dominador)

Tower

210

110 MWe

Chile

Construction

15

01/06/19

$1,176

Waad Al Shamal ISCC Plant

Parabolic Trough

1390

50 MWe

Saudi Arabia

Construction

01/07/19

$1,000