The World Record of ‘largest solar plant’ has been achieved by Shams from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

The world’s largest solar plant has been established near Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. One facility and has area of about 2.5 square kilometers. This solar plant is a joint venture of the organization Masdar, a French oil firm Total, Abengoa Solar and the Government of the United Arab Emirates. The facility expands over an area which can cover 285 football fields and can satisfy the energy requirements of more than 20,000 households. It can produce Hundred Megawatts of Electricity when fully functional. The total cost for the project is $60 million.