Volos Solar Power Plant — Greece

Volos Solar Power Plant is a 2 MW solar power plant in Thessaly, Greece. It ranks #96 of 99 Greece power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 22.2% of Greece's electricity; the national grid averages 315 gCO₂/kWh (49.7% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1026620.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 2 MW, Volos Solar Power Plant is below the median solar plant in Greece (5 MW). Technically it is described as PV. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #35 largest solar power plant of 38 in Greece by capacity.

Greece has 38 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 218 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Aerino · Solar · 5.5 MW · Thessaly
• Polydamada Solar Power Plant · Solar · 10 MW · Thessaly
• Larissa Thermoelectric power station · Gas · 792 MW · Thessaly
• Karatzis Larissa power station · Gas · 665 MW · Thessaly
• Domokos · Solar · 10.4 MW · Central Greece
• Panagia Solar Power Plant · Solar · 4 MW · Central Greece

Location

Coordinates 39.3675, 22.8825 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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