Distributed solar PV total capacity, accelerated case

STO-REC-STATG4YKRXT1 Official
600 billionwatts
forecast

Global · as of 1 Jan 2024

IEA projects distributed solar PV total capacity, accelerated case worldwide at 600 billion watts as of 1 January 2024.

Original source
Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Distributed solar PV takes centre stage
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Distributed PV total capacity more than doubles, surpassing 500 GW in the main forecast (and 600 GW in the accelerated case), almost half of total solar PV growth and a similar expansion to onshore wind.

International Energy Agency, Renewables 2019 · Distributed solar PV takes centre stage
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APA
International Energy Agency. (2024). Renewables 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2019. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_G4YKRXZDMWA3VJBKRHPDX7V1JK
MLA
International Energy Agency. "Renewables 2019." 2024, https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2019. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_G4YKRXZDMWA3VJBKRHPDX7V1JK.
Chicago
International Energy Agency. "Renewables 2019." 2024. https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2019. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_G4YKRXZDMWA3VJBKRHPDX7V1JK.
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@misc{iea2024distributedx7v1jk, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Renewables 2019}, year = {2024}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_G4YKRXZDMWA3VJBKRHPDX7V1JK}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2019. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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Primary Source

Publisher
International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
Renewables 2019
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Distributed solar PV takes centre stage
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_G4YKRXZDMWA3VJBKRHPDX7V1JK