5 Biggest Solar Companies In The World

4. Enel

Total solar capacity of the company in 2019 (in MW): 5,995

Enel is one of the biggest electric companies in the world and the Italian company was founded 58 years ago in 1962. Enel also built the first large scale linear Fresnel reflected concentrated solar power plant in 1981 after receiving help from the European Economic Community. Enel Green Power has a presence in at least 27 countries across the world in 5 continents and has established over 1,200 power plants globally as well. Just a while ago, Enel won a 25 year energy supply contract to build a solar power plant in the state of Rajasthan which is the company’s first foray into India. It is also working on a solar PV plant in Chile in a project which will increase the capacity of the plant by 126 MW. Further, at the start of the current year, the company began operations in Brazil to established a 450 MW plant, which will require more than $390 million.

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