The Köthen Solar Park is a photovoltaic power station

Photovoltaic power station

The following page lists photovoltaic power stations that are larger than 25 MW in current net capacity. Solar photovoltaic cells convert sunlight into electricity and many solar photovoltaic power stations have been built, mainly in Europe...

 in Köthen, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It has a capacity of 45 MWp and an annual output of 42 GWh. The solar park is developed and built by RGE Energy..

The PV project is built on a former military airfield in Köthen on 116 hectares (286.6 acre). The project is the largest solar power plant in Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...

 and the world's largest with string inverters. The project is equipped 205,000 crystalline photovoltaic modules of BP Solar

BP Solar

BP has been involved in solar power since 1973 and its subsidiary, BP Solar, is a solar power company with production facilities in India and the People's Republic of China, employing a workforce of over 2,000 people worldwide. BP Solar is worldwide manufacturer and installer of photovoltaic solar...

. The total investment in the project was around €133 million. The solar park was connected to the grid in 2009.