A global inventory of photovoltaic solar energy generating units

Here we provide a global inventory of commercial-, industrial- and utility-scale PV installations (that is, PV generating stations in excess of 10 kilowatts nameplate capacity) by using a...

Growth of photovoltaics

From 2016 to 2022, PV has seen an annual capacity and production growth rate of around 26%, doubling approximately every three years.

Solar PV

Global solar photovoltaic capacity has grown from around 40 gigawatts in 2010 to approximately 2.2 terawatts in 2024. Only in that last year, installations increased by almost 40

Snapshot 2024

PV played an important role in the reduction of the CO2 emissions from electricity in 2023, with more than 75% of new renewable capacity installed in 2023, generating nearly 60% of generation from

Solar PV Energy Factsheet

Solar energy can be harnessed two primary ways: photovoltaics (PVs) are semiconductors that generate electricity directly from sunlight, while solar thermal technologies use sunlight to heat water for

Solar energy status in the world: A comprehensive review

The present review study, through a detailed and systematic literature survey, summarizes the world solar energy status along with the published solar energy potential assessment articles for

Solar Market Insight Report Q3 2025

Photovoltaic (PV) solar accounted for 56% of all new electricity-generating capacity additions in the first half of 2025, remaining the dominant form of new electricity-generating capacity

Global Solar Atlas

The Global Solar Atlas provides a summary of solar power potential and solar resources globally. It is provided by the World Bank Group as a free service to governments, developers and the general

Snapshot of photovoltaics − March 2025

Investments in solar photovoltaics even grew by 20.5% to reach USD 514 billion and resulted in the installation of new photovoltaic systems with almost 600 GWp. The global installed solar photovoltaic

Installed solar energy capacity

Installed solar energy capacity Cumulative installed solar capacity, measured in gigawatts (GW).