Solar PV levelised cost of electricity

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44USD/MWh

Global · 2025

Solar PV levelised cost of electricity worldwide averaged 44 USD/MWh in 2025 (IRENA).

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IRENA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Newsletter
Retrieved
15 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

In 2025, Solar PV remained at its 2024 level of USD 44/MWh, while wind continued to improve, with onshore wind falling to USD 33/MWh and offshore wind to USD 78/MWh.

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APA
IRENA. (2025). Renewable power generation costs in 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.irena.org/Publications/2026/Jul/Renewable-Power-Generation-Costs-in-2025. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_9TRZ8J0Q39S82BEXWRS8XAX5K8
MLA
IRENA. "Renewable power generation costs in 2025." 2025, https://www.irena.org/Publications/2026/Jul/Renewable-Power-Generation-Costs-in-2025. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_9TRZ8J0Q39S82BEXWRS8XAX5K8.
Chicago
IRENA. "Renewable power generation costs in 2025." 2025. https://www.irena.org/Publications/2026/Jul/Renewable-Power-Generation-Costs-in-2025. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_9TRZ8J0Q39S82BEXWRS8XAX5K8.
BibTeX
@misc{irena2025solarxax5k8, author = {{IRENA}}, title = {Renewable power generation costs in 2025}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_9TRZ8J0Q39S82BEXWRS8XAX5K8}, note = {Original source: https://www.irena.org/Publications/2026/Jul/Renewable-Power-Generation-Costs-in-2025. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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IRENA · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
Renewable power generation costs in 2025
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Newsletter
Retrieved
15 September 2026
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Last revision
17 September 2026
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