Solar PV manufacturing capacity

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1,100 billionwatts
forecast

Global · 2024

IEA projects solar PV manufacturing capacity worldwide at 1,100 billion watts in 2024.

Original source
Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Solar PV and wind manufacturing race continues, but dynamics are changing
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Global solar manufacturing capacity is expected to reach over 1 100 GW by the end of 2024, more than double projected PV demand.

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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_MQF5P7CTQH3RDHTC479S056KB2
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_MQF5P7CTQH3RDHTC479S056KB2.
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_MQF5P7CTQH3RDHTC479S056KB2.
BibTeX
@misc{iea2024solar056kb2, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Executive summary – Renewables 2024}, year = {2024}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_MQF5P7CTQH3RDHTC479S056KB2}, 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
Solar PV and wind manufacturing race continues, but dynamics are changing
Retrieved
16 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
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Verification & Integrity

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Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
Archival URI
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