# List of solar thermal power stations

This is a list of the largest facilities generating electricity through the use of solar thermal power, specifically concentrated solar power.

## Operational

Operational solar thermal power stations (of at least 50 MW capacity) :
| Name | Country | Location | Coordinates | Electrical capacity (MW) | Commissioning | Technology type | Storage hours | Notes and references |
| Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park Phase IV | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 24°45′17″N 55°21′54″E﻿ / ﻿24.7547°N 55.365°E﻿ / 24.7547; 55.365﻿ (DEWA solar power park) | 700 | 2023 | Parabolic trough, as well as Solar power tower | 15 | 600 MW parabolic trough and 100MW solar tower commissioned. |
| Noor / Ouarzazate Solar Power Station | Morocco | Ghassate (Ouarzazate province) | 30°59′40″N 6°51′48″W﻿ / ﻿30.99444°N 6.86333°W﻿ / 30.99444; -6.86333﻿ (Ouarzazate solar power station) | 510 | | Parabolic trough and solar power tower (Phase 3) | 3 / 7 / 7.5 | 160 MW Phase 1 with 3 hours heat storage. 200 MW phase 2 with 7 hours heat storage is online from January 2018. 150 MW (Phase 3) with 7.5 hours storage is online from November 2018 |
| Ivanpah Solar Power Facility | US | San Bernardino County, California | 35°34′N 115°28′W﻿ / ﻿35.567°N 115.467°W﻿ / 35.567; -115.467﻿ (Ivanpah Solar Power Facility) | 392 | 2014 | Solar power tower | | Completed on February 13, 2014 |
| Mojave Solar Project | US | Barstow, California | 35°00′40″N 117°19′30″W﻿ / ﻿35.01111°N 117.32500°W﻿ / 35.01111; -117.32500﻿ (Mojave Solar Project) | 280 | | Parabolic trough | | Completed December 2014. Gross capacity of 280 MW corresponds to net capacity of 250 MW |
| Solana Generating Station | US | Gila Bend, Arizona | 32°55′N 112°58′W﻿ / ﻿32.917°N 112.967°W﻿ / 32.917; -112.967﻿ (Solana Generating Station) | 280 | October 2013 | Parabolic trough | 6 | |
| Genesis Solar Energy Project | US | Blythe, California | 33°38′37.68″N 114°59′16.8″W﻿ / ﻿33.6438000°N 114.988000°W﻿ / 33.6438000; -114.988000﻿ (Genesis Solar) | 280 | 24 April 2014 | Parabolic trough | | |
| Solaben Solar Power Station | Spain | Logrosán | 39°13′29″N 5°23′26″W﻿ / ﻿39.22472°N 5.39056°W﻿ / 39.22472; -5.39056﻿ (Solaben Solar Power Station) | 200 | June 2012 | Parabolic trough | | Solaben 3 completed June 2012 Solaben 2 completed October 2012 Solaben 1 and 6 completed September 2013 |
| Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) | US | Mojave Desert, California | 35°01′54″N 117°20′53″W﻿ / ﻿35.03167°N 117.34806°W﻿ / 35.03167; -117.34806﻿ (Solar Energy Generating Systems) | 160 | 1984 | Parabolic trough | | Originally collection of 9 units 1984–1990 with 354 MW. Seven units were decommissioned and replaced by solar PV. |
| Solnova Solar Power Station | Spain | Sanlúcar la Mayor | 37°25′00″N 06°17′20″W﻿ / ﻿37.41667°N 6.28889°W﻿ / 37.41667; -6.28889﻿ (Solnova Solar Power Station) | 150 | May 2010 | Parabolic trough | | Solnova 1 completed May 2010 Solnova 3 completed May 2010 Solnova 4 completed August 2010 |
| Andasol solar power station | Spain | Guadix | 37°13′42.70″N 3°4′6.73″W﻿ / ﻿37.2285278°N 3.0685361°W﻿ / 37.2285278; -3.0685361﻿ (Andasol solar power station) | 150 | 2008 | Parabolic trough | 7.5 | Completed: Andasol 1 (2008), Andasol 2 (2009), Andasol 3 (2011). Each equipped with a 7.5 hour thermal energy storage. |
| Extresol Solar Power Station | Spain | Torre de Miguel Sesmero | 38°39′N 6°44′W﻿ / ﻿38.650°N 6.733°W﻿ / 38.650; -6.733﻿ (Extresol Solar Power Station) | 150 | 2010 | Parabolic trough | 7.5 | Completed: Extresol 1 and 2 (2010), Extresol 3 (2012). Each equipped with a 7.5-hour thermal energy storage. |
| Dhursar | India | Dhursar, Jaisalmer district | 26°47′09″N 72°00′30″E﻿ / ﻿26.78583°N 72.00833°E﻿ / 26.78583; 72.00833﻿ (Dhursar Concentrated Solar Plant) | 125 | November 2014 | Fresnel reflector | | |
| Ashalim Power Station (Negev Energy) | Israel | Ashalim | 30°57′N 34°42′E﻿ / ﻿30.950°N 34.700°E﻿ / 30.950; 34.700﻿ (Ashalim Power Station) | 121 | | Parabolic trough | 4.5 | 4.5h heat storage. Completed August 2019 and located in Negev desert |
| Megalim Power Station (Negev Energy) | Israel | Ashalim | 30°56′N 34°43′E﻿ / ﻿30.933°N 34.717°E﻿ / 30.933; 34.717﻿ (Megalim Power Station) | 121 | | Solar power tower | | Completed April 2019 and located in Negev desert |
| Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project | US | Nye County, Nevada | 38°14′N 117°22′W﻿ / ﻿38.233°N 117.367°W﻿ / 38.233; -117.367﻿ (Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project) | 110 | | Solar power tower | 10 | With 10h heat storage; commercial operation began September 2015, mothballed since May 2019 |
| Cerro Dominador Solar Thermal Plant (Atacama 1) | Chile | María Elena, Antofagasta | 22°46′19″S 69°28′48″W﻿ / ﻿22.77191°S 69.47994°W﻿ / -22.77191; -69.47994﻿ (Cerro Dominador Solar Thermal Plant) | 110 | | Solar power tower | 17.5 | Completed April 2021, with 17.5h heat storage |
| Shouhang Dunhuang | China | Dunhuang (Gansu Province) | 40°3′41″N 94°25′37″E﻿ / ﻿40.06139°N 94.42694°E﻿ / 40.06139; 94.42694﻿ (Shouhang Dunhuang CSP Project) | 110 | | Solar power tower | 15 / 7.5 | Phase I compleded in 2016, Phase II with 7.5h heat storage. Operational since end of December 2018 |
| Kathu Solar Park | South Africa | Northern Cape | 27°31′59.67″S 23°8′10.56″E﻿ / ﻿27.5332417°S 23.1362667°E﻿ / -27.5332417; 23.1362667﻿ (Kathu Solar Park) | 100 | | Parabolic trough | 4.5 | Completed February 2018, with 4.5h heat storage |
| KaXu Solar One | South Africa | Pofadder, Northern Cape | 28°53′40.56″S 19°35′53.52″E﻿ / ﻿28.8946000°S 19.5982000°E﻿ / -28.8946000; 19.5982000﻿ (KaXu Solar One) | 100 | | Parabolic trough | 2.5 | With 2.5h heat storage |
| Xina Solar One | South Africa | Pofadder, Northern Cape | 28°53′40.56″S 19°35′53.52″E﻿ / ﻿28.8946000°S 19.5982000°E﻿ / -28.8946000; 19.5982000﻿ (Xina CSP Project) | 100 | | Parabolic trough | 5.5 | Commissioned in September 2017 with 5.5h heat storage |
| Manchasol Power Station | Spain | Alcázar de San Juan | 39°11′N 3°18′W﻿ / ﻿39.183°N 3.300°W﻿ / 39.183; -3.300﻿ (Manchasol Power Station) | 100 | | Parabolic trough | 7.5 | Manchasol 1 and 2 completed in 2011, each with 7.5h heat storage |
| Valle Solar Power Station | Spain | San José del Valle | 36°39′N 5°50′W﻿ / ﻿36.650°N 5.833°W﻿ / 36.650; -5.833﻿ (Valle Solar Power Station) | 100 | | Parabolic trough | 7.5 | Completed December 2011, with 7.5h heat storage |
| Helioenergy Solar Power Station | Spain | Écija | 37°34′43″N 5°9′24″W﻿ / ﻿37.57861°N 5.15667°W﻿ / 37.57861; -5.15667﻿ (Helioenergy Solar Power Station) | 100 | | Parabolic trough | | Helioenergy 1 completed September 2011 Helioenergy 2 completed January 2012 |
| Aste Solar Power Station | Spain | Alcázar de San Juan | 39°10′22″N 3°15′58″W﻿ / ﻿39.17278°N 3.26611°W﻿ / 39.17278; -3.26611﻿ (Helioenergy Solar Power Station) | 100 | | Parabolic trough | 8 | Aste 1A Completed January 2012, with 8h heat storage Aste 1B Completed January 2012, with 8h heat storage |
| Solacor Solar Power Station | Spain | El Carpio | 37°54′54″N 4°30′9″W﻿ / ﻿37.91500°N 4.50250°W﻿ / 37.91500; -4.50250﻿ (Solacor Solar Power Station) | 100 | | Parabolic trough | | Solacor 1 completed February 2012 Solacor 2 completed March 2012 |
| Helios Solar Power Station | Spain | Puerto Lápice | 39°14′24″N 3°28′12″W﻿ / ﻿39.24000°N 3.47000°W﻿ / 39.24000; -3.47000﻿ (Helios Solar Power Station) | 100 | | Parabolic trough | | Helios 1 completed May 2012 Helios 2 completed August 2012 |
| Shams solar power station | UAE | Abu Dhabi Madinat Zayed | 23°34′N 53°42′E﻿ / ﻿23.567°N 53.700°E﻿ / 23.567; 53.700﻿ (Shams solar power station) | 100 | | Parabolic trough | | Shams 1 completed March 2013 |
| Termosol Solar Power Station | Spain | Navalvillar de Pela | | 100 | | Parabolic trough | | Both Termosol 1 and 2 completed in 2013 |
| Palma del Río I & II | Spain | Palma del Río | 37°38′42.56″N 5°15′29.32″W﻿ / ﻿37.6451556°N 5.2581444°W﻿ / 37.6451556; -5.2581444﻿ (Palma del Río I & II) | 100 | | Parabolic trough | | Palma del Rio 2 completed December 2010 Palma del Rio 1 completed July 2011 |
| Ilanga 1 | South Africa | Northern Cape (Upington) | 28°29′25.79″S 21°32′27.13″E﻿ / ﻿28.4904972°S 21.5408694°E﻿ / -28.4904972; 21.5408694﻿ (Ilanga 1 CSP Project) | 100 | | Parabolic trough | 5 | With 5h heat storage. Operational since 2018 |
| CSNP Royal Tech Urat CSP | China | Urat Middle Banner, Inner Mongolia | | 100 | | Parabolic trough | 10 | Completed in January 2020 with 10 hours of thermal storage |
| Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center | US | Indiantown, Florida | 27°03′11″N 80°33′00″W﻿ / ﻿27.05306°N 80.55000°W﻿ / 27.05306; -80.55000﻿ (Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center) | 75 | | ISCC with parabolic trough | | Completed December 2010 |
| Nevada Solar One | US | Boulder City, Nevada | 35°48.0′N 114°58.6′W﻿ / ﻿35.8000°N 114.9767°W﻿ / 35.8000; -114.9767﻿ (Nevada Solar One) | 75 | | Parabolic trough | | Operational since 2007 |
| Dacheng Dunhuang CSP | China | Dunhuang, Gansu Province | | 60 | | Fresnel reflector | 16 / 15 | 10 MW Phase 1 completed in 2016, 50 MW Phase 2 in December 2019 with 15 hours of thermal storage |
| Supcon Solar Delingha | China | Delingha | 37°22′13″N 97°16′56″E﻿ / ﻿37.37028°N 97.28222°E﻿ / 37.37028; 97.28222﻿ (Delingha) | 60 | | Solar power tower | 2 / 7 | 10 MW Phase 1 completed in 2013, Phase 2 completed in December 2018 with 7 hours of thermal energy storage |
| Guzmán | Spain | Palma del Río | 37°38′N 5°15′W﻿ / ﻿37.633°N 5.250°W﻿ / 37.633; -5.250﻿ (Guzmán) | 50 | | Parabolic trough | | Completed July 2012 |
| Khi Solar One | South Africa | Upington | 28°33′0.36″S 21°5′5.28″E﻿ / ﻿28.5501000°S 21.0848000°E﻿ / -28.5501000; 21.0848000﻿ (Khi Solar One) | 50 | | Solar power tower | 2 | Completed Feb 2016 With 2h heat storage |
| Bokpoort | South Africa | Groblershoop | 28°43′26.96″S 21°59′34.88″E﻿ / ﻿28.7241556°S 21.9930222°E﻿ / -28.7241556; 21.9930222﻿ (Bokpoort CSP Project) | 50 | | Parabolic trough | 9 | With 9h heat storage |
| Puertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant | Spain | Puertollano, Ciudad Real | 38°39′N 3°58′W﻿ / ﻿38.650°N 3.967°W﻿ / 38.650; -3.967﻿ (Puertollano) | 50 | | Parabolic trough | | Completed May 2009 |
| Alvarado I | Spain | Badajoz | 38°49′37″N 06°49′34″W﻿ / ﻿38.82694°N 6.82611°W﻿ / 38.82694; -6.82611﻿ (Alvarado I) | 50 | | Parabolic trough | | Completed July 2009 |
| La Florida | Spain | Alvarado (Badajoz) | | 50 | | Parabolic trough | | Completed July 2010 |
| Arenales PS | Spain | Morón de la Frontera (Seville) | | 50 | | Parabolic trough | | 2013 |
| Casablanca | Spain | Talarrubias | | 50 | | Parabolic trough | | 2013 |
| Majadas de Tiétar | Spain | Caceres | 39°58′10″N 5°44′32″W﻿ / ﻿39.96944°N 5.74222°W﻿ / 39.96944; -5.74222﻿ (Majadas) | 50 | | Parabolic trough | | Completed August 2010 |
| La Dehesa | Spain | La Garrovilla (Badajoz) | 38°57′35″N 6°27′50″W﻿ / ﻿38.95972°N 6.46389°W﻿ / 38.95972; -6.46389﻿ (La Dehesa) | 50 | | Parabolic trough | | Completed November 2010 |
| Lebrija-1 | Spain | Lebrija | | 50 | | Parabolic trough | | Completed July 2011 |
| Astexol 2 | Spain | Badajoz | 38°48′42″N 7°3′36″W﻿ / ﻿38.81167°N 7.06000°W﻿ / 38.81167; -7.06000﻿ (Astexol) | 50 | | Parabolic trough | 7.5 | Completed November 2011, with 7.5h thermal energy storage |
| Morón | Spain | Morón de la Frontera | 37°7′11.24″N 5°33′50.45″W﻿ / ﻿37.1197889°N 5.5640139°W﻿ / 37.1197889; -5.5640139﻿ (Morón) | 50 | | Parabolic trough | | Completed May 2012 |
| La Africana | Spain | Posada | | 50 | | Parabolic trough | 7.5 | Completed July 2012, with 7.5h thermal energy storage |
| Olivenza 1 | Spain | Olivenza | 38°45′18.73″N 7°8′40.42″W﻿ / ﻿38.7552028°N 7.1445611°W﻿ / 38.7552028; -7.1445611﻿ (Olivenza1) | 50 | | Parabolic trough | | Completed July 2012 |
| Orellana | Spain | Orellana la Vieja | 39°1′17.6″N 5°31′57.4″W﻿ / ﻿39.021556°N 5.532611°W﻿ / 39.021556; -5.532611﻿ (Orellana) | 50 | | Parabolic trough | | Completed August 2012 |
| Godawari Green Energy Limited | India | Nokh Village, Rajasthan | 27°36′01″N 72°13′25″E﻿ / ﻿27.60028°N 72.22361°E﻿ / 27.60028; 72.22361﻿ (Godawari) | 50 | | Parabolic trough | | 2013 |
| Enerstar Villena Power Plant | Spain | Villena | 38°43′41.51″N 0°55′18.23″W﻿ / ﻿38.7281972°N 0.9217306°W﻿ / 38.7281972; -0.9217306﻿ (Enerstar Villena) | 50 | | Parabolic trough | | Completed 2013 |
| Megha Solar Plant | India | Anantapur | 14°56′47″N 77°41′15″E﻿ / ﻿14.94639°N 77.68750°E﻿ / 14.94639; 77.68750﻿ (Megha Solar Plant) | 50 | | Parabolic trough | | Completed 2014 |
| Delingha Solar Plant | China | Delingha | 37°22′13″N 97°16′56″E﻿ / ﻿37.37028°N 97.28222°E﻿ / 37.37028; 97.28222﻿ (Delingha) | 50 | | Parabolic trough | 9 | Completed July 2018 with 9 hours of thermal energy storage |
| Shagaya CSP | Kuwait | Shagaya | 29°13′41″N 47°03′45″E﻿ / ﻿29.22806°N 47.06250°E﻿ / 29.22806; 47.06250﻿ (Shagaya CSP) | 50 | | Parabolic trough | 10 | Commercial operation started in February 2019, 10 hours thermal storage |
| Waad Al Shamal ISCC Plant | Saudi Arabia | Waad Al Shamal | 31°39′37″N 38°51′29″E﻿ / ﻿31.66028°N 38.85806°E﻿ / 31.66028; 38.85806﻿ (Waad Al Shamal ISCC Plant) | 50 | | ISCC with parabolic trough | | Commercial operation started in 2018, 1,390 MW plant with 50 MW solar |
| Qinghai Gonghe CSP | China | Gonghe, Qinghai Province | 36°06′08″N 100°37′30″E﻿ / ﻿36.10222°N 100.62500°E﻿ / 36.10222; 100.62500﻿ (Qinghai Gonghe CSP) | 50 | | Solar power tower | 6 | Completed in September 2019, with 6 h heat storage. |
| Luneng Haixi CSP | China | Haixi Zhou, Qinghai Sheng | | 50 | | Solar power tower | 12 | Completed in September 2019 with 12 hours of thermal energy storage |
| Hami CSP | China | Hami, Xinjiang Autonomous Region | | 50 | | Solar power tower | 13 | Completed in September 2019 with 13 hours of thermal energy storage |
| Yumen Xinneng CSP | China | Yumen, Gansu Province | | 50 | 2020 | Beam down tower | 9 | |
* Part of the 354 MW SEGS solar complex in San Bernardino, California, United States.
* The PS10 and PS20 solar power plant near Seville, in Andalusia, Spain.
* The Ivanpah solar project in San Bernardino, California, United States.
* The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is the largest single-site concentrated solar power plant in the world.
* The Andasol Solar Power Station, Spain, uses a molten salt thermal energy storage to generate electricity, even when the sun isn't shining.
* Parts of the Solnova Solar Power Station in the foreground. The two towers of the PS10 and PS20 solar power stations can be seen in the background.

## Under construction

Solar thermal power stations under construction (of at least 50 MW capacity) :
| Name | Country | Location | Co-ordinates | Electrical capacity (MW) | Expected completion | Technology | Notes |
| Golmud CSP | China | Golmud, Qinghai province | | 200 | | Power tower | |
| Shouhang Yumen CSP | China | Yumen, Gansu Province | | 100 | | Solar power tower | |
| Redstone Solar Thermal Power | South Africa | Northern Cape | 28°17′53″S 23°21′56″E﻿ / ﻿28.29806°S 23.36556°E﻿ / -28.29806; 23.36556﻿ (Redstone Solar Thermal Power) | 100 | 2023 | Solar power tower | 12h heat storage |
| Erdos Solar Power Plant | China | Hanggin Banner | | 50 | | Parabolic trough | |
| Gansu Akesai CSP | China | Akesai, Gansu Province | | 50 | ? | Parabolic trough | 15h storage |
| Rayspower Yumen CSP | China | Yumen, Gansu Province | | 50 | ? | Parabolic trough | |

## Announced

Solar thermal power stations announced :
| Name | Country | Location | Coordinates | Electrical capacity (MW) | Technology |
| Noor Midelt II | Morocco | Morocco | 32°40′51″N 04°43′59″W﻿ / ﻿32.68083°N 4.73306°W﻿ / 32.68083; -4.73306﻿ (Noor Midelt Power Station) | 230 | |
| Noor Midelt I | Morocco | Morocco | 32°40′51″N 04°43′59″W﻿ / ﻿32.68083°N 4.73306°W﻿ / 32.68083; -4.73306﻿ (Noor Midelt Power Station) | 200 | Hybrid solar power with combination of 600 MW solar PV and 200 MW solar thermal with 5h heat storage |
| Tamarugal Solar Project | Chile | Atacama Desert, Chile | | 450 | Three solar power towers with 13h heat storage |
| Likana Solar Project | Chile | Antofagasta | | 390 | Three solar power towers with 13h heat storage |
| Copiapó Solar Project | Chile | Atacama Desert, Chile | | 260 | Solar power tower PV integrated. With 14h heat storage |
| Solnova 2, 4–5 | Spain | Sevilla | 37°25′00″N 06°17′20″W﻿ / ﻿37.41667°N 6.28889°W﻿ / 37.41667; -6.28889﻿ (Solnova Solar Power Station) | 100 | Parabolic trough with heat storage |
| Gulang CSP | China | Wuwei, Gansu Province | | 100 | Parabolic trough |
| Golden Tower CSP | China | Jinta, Gansu Province | | 100 | Power tower |
| Mashhad solar-thermal power station | Iran | Mashhad, Iran | | 72 | Parabolic dish with tracer system |
| Chabei CSP | China | Chabei, Hebei Province | | 64 | Parabolic trough |
| Al-Abdaliya | Kuwait | ?? | | 60 | Parabolic trough |
| AZ 20 | Spain | Sevilla | | 50 | Solar power tower |
| Shangyi CSP | China | Shangyi, Hebei Province | | 50 | Power tower |
| Zhangjiakou CSP | China | Zhangbei, Hebei Province | | 50 | Fresnel reflector |

## Cancelled

Solar thermal power stations cancelled :
| Name | Country | Location | Coordinates | Electrical capacity (MW) | Technology | Notes |
| Sandstone Solar Energy Project | US | Nye County, Nevada | 37°54′00″N 116°42′00″W﻿ / ﻿37.90000°N 116.70000°W﻿ / 37.90000; -116.70000﻿ (Sandstone Solar Energy Project) | 1,600 | solar power tower | 8 units with 10h heat storage |
| Blythe Solar Power Project | US | Blythe, California | | 1,000 | Parabolic trough | 4 units, converted to 485 MW PV |
| Stirling Energy Systems Solar One Project | US | San Bernardino County, California | | 850 | Dish Stirling | converted to 618 MW PV, license terminated 27 August 2013 |
| Stirling Energy Systems Solar Two Project | US | Imperial County, California | | 750 | Dish Stirling | converted to 594 MW PV |
| Palen Solar Power Project | US | Riverside County, California | | 500 | Parabolic trough | 2 units, certification expired 15 December 2015 |
| Ridgecrest Solar Power Project | US | Kern County, California | | 250 | Parabolic trough | 2 units, license terminated 22 April 2014 |
| Luz SEGS XI-XII Project | US | San Bernardino County, California | | 160 | Parabolic trough | license expired 22 September 1989 |
| Aurora Solar Thermal Power Project | Australia | Port Augusta, South Australia | 32°12′S 137°36′E﻿ / ﻿32.2°S 137.6°E﻿ / -32.2; 137.6﻿ (Aurora Solar Thermal Power Project) | 150 | solar power tower | |
| El Reboso 2+3 | Spain | La Puebla del Rio (Seville) | | 100 | | Parabolic trough |
| SCE Solar 100 | US | Johnson Valley, California | | 100 | Solar power tower | license expired 1983 |
| Diwakar | India | Askandra | | 100 | Parabolic trough | 2014, Parabolic trough with 3h heat storage |
| KVK Energy Solar Project | India | Askandra | | 100 | Parabolic trough | 2014, Parabolic trough with 4h heat storage |

## Decommissioned

* Eurelios pilot plant, a 1 MW, power tower design in Adrano, Sicily, operational 1981–1987
* Solar One pilot plant, operational 1982–1986; converted into Solar Two, operational 1995–1999; site demolished 2009 – USA California, 10 MW, power tower design
* SES-5 – USSR, 5 MW, power tower design, water / Steam, service period 1985–1989
* Maricopa Solar – USA Peoria, Arizona, 1.5 MW dish stirling SES / Tessera Solar's first commercial-scale Dish Stirling power plant. Completed January 2010, decommissioned September 2011 and sold to CondiSys Solar Technology of China in April 2012.

## Largest plants by technology

Largest operational Solar Thermal Power Stations by technology :
| Technology type | Technology type | Name | Country | Location | Coordinates | Capacity MW | Notes and references |
| Solar power tower | without thermal storage | Ivanpah Solar Power Facility | US | San Bernardino County, California | 35°34′N 115°28′W﻿ / ﻿35.567°N 115.467°W﻿ / 35.567; -115.467﻿ (Ivanpah Solar Power Facility) | 392 | Completed on February 13, 2014 The station uses natural gas as supplementary fuel. |
| Solar power tower | with thermal storage | Ouarzazate Solar Power Station | Morocco | Ghassate (Ouarzazate province) | 30°59′40″N 6°51′48″W﻿ / ﻿30.99444°N 6.86333°W﻿ / 30.99444; -6.86333﻿ (Ouarzazate solar power station) | 510 | |
| Parabolic trough | without thermal storage | Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) | US | Mojave Desert, California | 35°01′54″N 117°20′53″W﻿ / ﻿35.03167°N 117.34806°W﻿ / 35.03167; -117.34806﻿ (Solar Energy Generating Systems) | 310 | Collection of 9 units The station has gas firing facility to run the units during night time. |
| Parabolic trough | with thermal storage | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 24°45′17″N 55°21′54″E﻿ / ﻿24.7547°N 55.365°E﻿ / 24.7547; 55.365﻿ (DEWA solar power park) | 600 | 15 hours heat storage. The biggest solar thermal power station with total capacity 700 MW. 600 MW parabolic trough and 100MW solar tower power station. |
| ISCC with parabolic trough | ISCC with parabolic trough | Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center | US | Indiantown, Florida | 27°03′11″N 80°33′00″W﻿ / ﻿27.05306°N 80.55000°W﻿ / 27.05306; -80.55000﻿ (Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center) | 75 | Completed December 2010 Basically combined cycle power plant running on natural gas. Solar energy is supplemented to reduce the natural gas consumption for the same station output. |
| Fresnel reflector without thermal storage | Fresnel reflector without thermal storage | Dhursar | India | Dhursar, Jaisalmer district | 26°47′N 72°00′E﻿ / ﻿26.783°N 72.000°E﻿ / 26.783; 72.000﻿ (Dhursar Concentrated Solar Plant) | 100 | Completed November 2014, referred as 125 MW is some sources |
| Dish Stirling | Dish Stirling | | | | | | No utility scale installastions currently operational, 1.5MW Maricopa Solar was largest |