First Solar Inc (Nasdaq: FSLR) said it has agreed to build a 48 MegaWatt AC ground-mounted photovoltaic power (PV) plant for Sempra Generation, expanding the 10MW solar power plant it built for Sempra Generation in 2008, which is located near Boulder City, Nevada.
First Solar will design, engineer and construct the plant and expects to begin construction in 2009. Once construction is completed in 2010, the combined 58MW AC project is expected to be the largest PV power plant in North America.
As the original 10MW solar plant, the 48MW project will be constructed adjacent to Sempra Generation's existing 480MW El Dorado Energy power plant, located about 40 miles southeast of Las Vegas. Sempra Generation will own and operate the PV power plant.