Solar PV share of electricity generation

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10%
forecast

India · 2025–2027

IEA projects solar PV share of electricity generation in India at 10% in 2025–2027.

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Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand - News - IEA
Retrieved
15 Sep 2026
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Verified

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China, the United States and India are all expected to see solar PV’s share of annual electricity generation reach 10% between now and 2027.

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APA
International Energy Agency. (2027). Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/news/growth-in-global-electricity-demand-is-set-to-accelerate-in-the-coming-years-as-power-hungry-sectors-expand. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPV7
MLA
International Energy Agency. "Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand." 2027, https://www.iea.org/news/growth-in-global-electricity-demand-is-set-to-accelerate-in-the-coming-years-as-power-hungry-sectors-expand. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPV7.
Chicago
International Energy Agency. "Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand." 2027. https://www.iea.org/news/growth-in-global-electricity-demand-is-set-to-accelerate-in-the-coming-years-as-power-hungry-sectors-expand. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPV7.
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@misc{iea2027solarmbjpv7, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand}, year = {2027}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPV7}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/news/growth-in-global-electricity-demand-is-set-to-accelerate-in-the-coming-years-as-power-hungry-sectors-expand. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand
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Press release
Published
Locator
Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand - News - IEA
Retrieved
15 September 2026
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