Solar PV share of renewable capacity growth

In terms of technologies, solar PV alone is forecast to account for a massive 80% of the growth in global renewable capacity between now and 2030 – the result of the construction of new large solar power plants as well as an increase in rooftop solar installations by companies and households.

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International Energy Agency. (2030). Massive global growth of renewables to 2030 is set to match entire power capacity of major economies today, moving world closer to tripling goal. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/news/massive-global-growth-of-renewables-to-2030-is-set-to-match-entire-power-capacity-of-major-economies-today-moving-world-closer-to-tripling-goal. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_7V2B4NM0RYBSEHM2H2Y2553A68

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International Energy Agency. "Massive global growth of renewables to 2030 is set to match entire power capacity of major economies today, moving world closer to tripling goal." 2030, https://www.iea.org/news/massive-global-growth-of-renewables-to-2030-is-set-to-match-entire-power-capacity-of-major-economies-today-moving-world-closer-to-tripling-goal. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_7V2B4NM0RYBSEHM2H2Y2553A68.

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International Energy Agency. "Massive global growth of renewables to 2030 is set to match entire power capacity of major economies today, moving world closer to tripling goal." 2030. https://www.iea.org/news/massive-global-growth-of-renewables-to-2030-is-set-to-match-entire-power-capacity-of-major-economies-today-moving-world-closer-to-tripling-goal. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_7V2B4NM0RYBSEHM2H2Y2553A68.

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@misc{iea2030solar553a68, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Massive global growth of renewables to 2030 is set to match entire power capacity of major economies today, moving world closer to tripling goal}, year = {2030}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_7V2B4NM0RYBSEHM2H2Y2553A68}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/news/massive-global-growth-of-renewables-to-2030-is-set-to-match-entire-power-capacity-of-major-economies-today-moving-world-closer-to-tripling-goal. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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