China-made solar parts under scrutiny after Spain-Portugal power
PARIS -- Recent power outages in Spain and Portugal have focused attention on Europe''s solar energy infrastructure, which sources its parts almost entirely from China. The
On 9 October 2021, the largest solar power plant in Portugal was inaugurated in Alcoutim. With an installed capacity of 219 MW, the power plant has 661,500 solar panels and can power the needs of 200,000 homes. It occupies an area of 320 hectares and will prevent the emission of 326,000 tons of carbon dioxide every year.
Solar power is a growing source in the Portuguese energy mix. Solar power contributes 6.72 TWh of generation to the Portuguese grid, accounting for 14.5% of total electric power generation as of 2024 with 5.81 GW of installed capacity. Portugal has set a goal of between 8.1 GW and 9.9 GW in installed capacity by 2030.
The entire work cost more than 250 million with more than 376,000 solar panels, the power plant has a capacity of 62 MWp. On fixed structures, approximately 190,000 panels are installed, while 52 thousand Euro worth panels are installed on single-axis trackers. In Portugal, Galp begins construction on its first large-scale solar PV installation.
Solar installed capacity reached 1.03 GW by the end of 2020, accounting for 3.6 percent of the total production of power. Portugal established a target of 6.4 gigawatts of installed capacity by 2023, with a goal of 9 gigawatts by 2030. A plant in Coruche will generate seventy megawatt-hours each year.
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