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New solar PV capacity additions
Global: 74 gigawatts in 2016.
- 74 gigawatts Latest · Global · 2016
- Annual Release cadence
- 1 Record · 1 region · 2016
Verified 17 Sep 2026 · 1 publisher · Next period 2017
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New solar PV capacity additions
Global, 2016
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1 record · 1 region · 2016. Each period links to its record: the value, its source evidence and original document.
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How this measure is built
- Definition
- The amount of new solar photovoltaic generation capacity added during the year.
- Measure
- One slice of Capacity additions ( form: level, segment: solar pv ) . New electricity generation or storage capacity added to the grid. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
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Sources · 1 document
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market Report Series: Renewables 2017 | IEA | — | 1 |
Other slices of capacity additions
- New wind power capacity installed 6 wind
- Chinese overseas wind installations share by destination region 5 exported · wind
- Planned battery storage capacity additions 4 planned · utility scale battery storage
- Accelerated case renewable capacity growth boost 2 forecast high · renewable
- New hydropower capacity added 2 hydropower
- New pumped storage hydropower capacity added 2 pumped storage hydropower
- Planned capacity additions 2 planned
- Renewables share of net new power capacity 2 net new · renewable
- Share of renewable capacity expansion driven by competitive auctions 2 competitive auctions
- Solar PV and wind share of renewable capacity growth 2 solar pv and wind
- Solar PV share of renewable capacity growth 2 solar pv
- Utility-scale battery storage capacity additions 2 utility scale battery storage
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What is the latest new solar PV capacity additions?
Global: 74 gigawatts in 2016.
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How often is it updated?
Annual. The newest published period is 2016; the next release should cover 2017. A new figure appears here once the publisher releases it and it passes verification.
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