Wind and solar PV curtailment rate in selected countries (low end)

STO-REC-STAT2Q8RM8T1 Official
5%

Global · 2024

Wind and solar PV curtailment rate in selected countries worldwide (low end) stood at 5% in 2024 (IEA).

Original source
Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Grid infrastructure and system integration of renewables need increasing policy attention
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

In Chile, Ireland and the United Kingdom, for example, the curtailment of wind and solar PV recently reached between 5% and 15%.

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APA
International Energy Agency. (2024). Executive summary – Renewables 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2024/executive-summary. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_2Q8RM855K0KVXS29EM4041S9MW
MLA
International Energy Agency. "Executive summary – Renewables 2024." 2024, https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2024/executive-summary. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_2Q8RM855K0KVXS29EM4041S9MW.
Chicago
International Energy Agency. "Executive summary – Renewables 2024." 2024. https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2024/executive-summary. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_2Q8RM855K0KVXS29EM4041S9MW.
BibTeX
@misc{iea2024wind41s9mw, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Executive summary – Renewables 2024}, year = {2024}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_2Q8RM855K0KVXS29EM4041S9MW}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2024/executive-summary. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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Primary Source

Publisher
International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
Executive summary – Renewables 2024
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Grid infrastructure and system integration of renewables need increasing policy attention
Retrieved
16 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Verification & Integrity

Audit status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_2Q8RM855K0KVXS29EM4041S9MW