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68 CHAPTER 2 Solar PV Power Plants Site Selection: A Review

locating the power plants nearby the adequate consumer is a key factor that should
be taking into account for such project. So, establishing the solar farms near the
highly populated cities is an advantage.

3. RESTRICTION FACTORS AND UNSUITABLE SITES
The main goal of this stage is to eliminate nonfeasible locations that have impedi-
ments to the installation and development of a utility-scale PV plant. Table 2.3 pre-
sents restrictions applied to the solar PV site suitability studies.

Table 2.3 Restrictions Used in Solar Energy Studies
No. Restrictions References
1 Urban lands [4e6,8,10,12,13,15,17,19,34,
36,39,54,69]
2 Low solar irradiation [55]
3 Protected land [4,5,8,10e13,17,19,22,30,34,35,37,
45,47,49,54,57,69,82]
4 Cultivated and high landscape [4e6,8,10,17,19,22,30,34,35,
areas 37,39,45e47,54,69,82]
5 Water infrastructure [7,69]
6 Airports and military zones [5,14,19,69,36,49,45]
7 Wildlife areas [5,6,13,14,19,45,54,69]
8 Cultural heritage [6,13e15,19,35,69]
9 Archaeological sites [5,14,15,19,35,69,82]
10 Paleontological sites [14,19,69]
11 Roads and railroad network [4,5,15,19,69,11,10,36,37,17,
12,42,39,57]
12 Sand areas and sand dunes [15,10,39]
13 Natural disaster areas [15,54,82]
14 Higher slope areas [6,12,13,15,30,36,37,39,42,46,47,
49,54,55,82]
15 Elevation [12,13,37]
16 Mountains [14,49,69]
17 Soft soil [36,41,54,82]
18 Community interest sites [11,14,19,47,57,69,82]
19 Dams [15]
20 Flight security [22]
21 Biological significant areas [5]
22 Watercourses and streams [10e13,17,30,34,36,37,42,45e47,
49,54,57,69]
23 Coastal zones [11,10,57,69]
24 The land aspect [6]
25 Visual impact [13,16,21]