Share of renewable capacity expansion driven by competitive auctions

STO-REC-STAT3FR7C8T1 Official
20%

Global · 2016

Share of renewable capacity expansion driven by competitive auctions worldwide stood at 20% in 2016 (IEA).

Original source
Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Renewable policies are spurring more competition
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Almost half of renewable electricity capacity expansion over 2017-22 is expected to be driven by competitive auctions with PPAs, compared to just over 20% in 2016.

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APA
International Energy Agency. (2016). Market Report Series: Renewables 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2017. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_3FR7C88TARVFW57V5YZ6EQXQE2
MLA
International Energy Agency. "Market Report Series: Renewables 2017." 2016, https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2017. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_3FR7C88TARVFW57V5YZ6EQXQE2.
Chicago
International Energy Agency. "Market Report Series: Renewables 2017." 2016. https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2017. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_3FR7C88TARVFW57V5YZ6EQXQE2.
BibTeX
@misc{iea2016shareeqxqe2, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Market Report Series: Renewables 2017}, year = {2016}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_3FR7C88TARVFW57V5YZ6EQXQE2}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2017. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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Publisher
International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
Market Report Series: Renewables 2017
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Renewable policies are spurring more competition
Retrieved
16 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_3FR7C88TARVFW57V5YZ6EQXQE2