Ultimate list of the top five largest operational and under construction solar installations in Canada

Source: Sofia Martimianakis | · PVBUZZ · | April 1, 2022

In her first article for pvbuzz, Sofia put together Canada’s top five largest operational and under construction solar installations. Going through the list, you’ll notice that the largest facilities cluster in one region.

Source: Travers Solar Project under construction. (Greengate)

Large-scale solar deployments are quickly becoming the norm in Canada.

This could be credited to a variety of reasons including increased energy requirements, greater availability of incentives, improved technology, increased investment, and ambitious climate targets. All these reasons and more are leading to the development of exciting projects across the country.

Here’s the list of Canada’s top five largest operational and under construction solar energy facilities.

5. Grand Renewable Energy Park, Ontario

Haldimand County, Ontario, is home to Grand Renewable Energy Park, a project capable of generating 150MW of wind and 100MW of solar power annually. Grand Renewable Energy has been operational since 2015 and is valued at approximately CAD $7bn.

It was created in response to the Government of Ontario’s initiative to promote renewable power in the region and is located on approximately 3.2km2 of privately owned land. The project is owned by Samsung C&T, Conner Clark & Lunn Infrastructure and Six Nations.