New solar PV capacity additions

The amount of new solar photovoltaic generation capacity added during the year.

Unit gigawatts Industry Electricity and Gas Utilities

Records
1
Regions
1
Period
2016
Sources
1
Verification 1 verified data points Updated 17 Sep 2026 Last verified 17 Sep 2026 Next update Sources typically refresh annually

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New solar PV capacity additions

Global, 2016

1 observation
74 gigawatts Global · 2016 · IEA · full record
Source: IEA · CC BY 4.0 · statorigin.org

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1 record · 1 region · 2016

New solar PV capacity additions: every record, grouped by region, newest first.
Period Value Source Type
Global 1 record
2016 74 gigawatts IEA · 31 Dec 2016 actual

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Sources

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Document Publisher Published Data points
Market Report Series: Renewables 2017 IEA 1

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