Top 10 Solar Thermal Power Plant Operators in the World by Capacity (as of March 2022)
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc, NextEra Energy Inc, Acwa Power Co, Cubico Sustainable Investments Ltd, and Shouhang High-Tech Energy Co Ltd are the top 5 solar thermal power plant operators in the world by capacity as of March 31, 2022. Comprehensively, the top 10 solar thermal power plant operators in the world had an active capacity of 3,231 MW as of March 31, 2022, where Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc was the highest (1,249 MW) and Ilangalethu Solar Power (Pty) Ltd was the lowest (100 MW). In total, the top 10 companies generated revenue of $46,813 million. The highest revenue increase was posted by NRG Energy Inc (196.8%). In terms of the geographic split, 4 out of 10 of the world’s top operators are based in Asia, 3 are based in North America, while the other 3 are based in Europe, and Africa. They employed a total of 24,552 people in 2021. The United Kingdom-based Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc is the leading solar thermal power plant operator in the world (by capacity). The company reported revenues of $1,212 million for the fiscal year ended December 2021 (FY2021), an increase of 19.6% over FY2020. The company is a sustainable infrastructure company. The company owns, manages, and acquires a portfolio of contracted assets in the power and environment sectors. It owns various assets comprising renewable energy generation, conventional power generation, efficient natural gas, electric transmission lines, and water assets. Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc employed 655 people in 2021. Acwa Power Co (Acwa Power), formerly the International Company for Water and Power Projects, is another leading solar thermal power plant operator in the world (by capacity). The company reported revenues of $1,431 million for the fiscal year ended December 2021 (FY2021), an increase of 11% over the previous year. It generates power through coal, thermal, oil, gas, solar and wind technologies. The company has operations across the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Acwa Power is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.