In 2024, the largest solar district heating plant worldwide was located in Silkeborg, Denmark. The solar thermal plant was installed in 2016 and has an operational capacity of *** megawatts thermal. Denmark is the country with the largest number of solar district heating plants worldwide.
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International Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Technology Collaboration Programme. (June 24, 2025). Capacity of the largest solar district heating plants in operation worldwide in 2024 (in megawatts thermal) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/1537245/global-solar-district-heating-largest-systems-capacity/
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Capacity of the largest solar district heating plants in operation worldwide in 2024 (in megawatts thermal) [Graph], International Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Technology Collaboration Programme, June 24, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1537245/global-solar-district-heating-largest-systems-capacity/