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World operating solar farms, GEM 2023 archive

Locations, capacity, and facility names for operating solar power units in the Global Energy Monitor map data.

Global Energy Monitor, integrated power tracker map data

About this dataset

  • Each point represents a source unit or project phase. Several points can share one facility location.
  • This view selects records marked operating in the published map data.
  • Use capacity and country fields to compare the mapped projects.
  • The source uses project size limits and can omit small facilities. Location accuracy varies.
  • This is a July 2023 map archive retrieved on 15 September 2026. It does not show current operating status.

Source and licence

Global Energy Monitor

Licence: CC BY 4.0

GeoJSON download details

The download includes all 6,930 features as points. Coordinates use longitude and latitude in WGS84.

The preparation date is when we prepared this dataset. Read the source notes for the dates covered by the data.

GeoJSON fields 9
name
Facility and unit name.
facility
Facility or project name.
capacity_mw
Reported unit or phase capacity in megawatts.
status
Operating status in the source.
country
Source country name.
location_accuracy
Source assessment of coordinate accuracy.
source_url
GEM project reference page.
source_id
GEM unit or phase identifier.
unit
Reactor, unit, or project phase.