KIEV, Aug. 9 – Austria's Activ Solar is planning by late 2011 to bring the capacity of its solar power plant in Okhotnykove (Crimea) to 80 megawatts, the company announced.

"This will be the largest solar power plant in the region and one of the largest plants in the world," Activ Solar said.

The project has been divided into four stages of 20 megawatts each, and the first stage was connected to the network in July. The second stage has been built and it is expected that it will be launched in the coming weeks.