Köthen Solar Park

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Köthen Solar Park
Location of Köthen Solar Park
Country Germany
Location Köthen
Coordinates 51°43′33″N 11°58′26″E / 51.72583°N 11.97389°E / 51.72583; 11.97389Coordinates: 51°43′33″N 11°58′26″E / 51.72583°N 11.97389°E / 51.72583; 11.97389
Construction began May 2008
Commission date December 2008
Construction cost €133 million
Developer(s) RGE Energy
Constructor(s) RGE Energy
Solar farm
Type Flat-panel PV
Photovoltaic modules 205,000 crystalline photovoltaic modules of BP Solar
Land area 116 ha (287 acres)
Power generation
Installed capacity 45 MW
Annual generation 42 GW·h

The Köthen Solar Park is a photovoltaic power station in Köthen, Germany. It has a capacity of 45 MWp and an annual output of 42 GWh. The solar park is developed and built by RGE Energy.[1]

The PV project is built on a former military airfield in Köthen on 116 hectares (290 acres). The project is the largest solar power plant in Saxony-Anhalt and the world's largest with string inverters. The project is equipped 205,000 crystalline photovoltaic modules of BP Solar. The total investment in the project was around €133 million. The solar park was connected to the grid in 2009.[1][2] Payment will be 35.49 Euro cents per kilowatt hour for 20 years.[3]

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