The third-largest built solar PV power plant, located in Lieberose, Germany, has been sold by juwi Group for approximately €160 million to WealthCap, a subsidiary of UniCredit Bank. The 162-hectare site was a former military training area and employs 700,000 CdTe thin-film modules from First Solar for a capacity of 53MW. The plant came onstream in autumn 2009.

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