Value of cancelled polysilicon and wafer manufacturing capacity projects

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25 billionUSD

Global · 2024

Value of cancelled polysilicon and wafer manufacturing capacity projects worldwide reached 25 billion USD in 2024 (IEA).

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

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The challenging market conditions have resulted in the cancellation of about 300 GW of polysilicon and 200 GW of wafer manufacturing capacity projects, valued at approximately USD 25 billion.

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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_T3TH16X31A6M7VY4KAP9NQQZ0V
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_T3TH16X31A6M7VY4KAP9NQQZ0V.
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_T3TH16X31A6M7VY4KAP9NQQZ0V.
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@misc{iea2024valuenqqz0v, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Executive summary – Renewables 2024}, year = {2024}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_T3TH16X31A6M7VY4KAP9NQQZ0V}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2024/executive-summary. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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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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Review protocol
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Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
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