Renewable capacity additions

Boosted by a strong solar PV market, renewables accounted for almost two-thirds of net new power capacity around the world in 2016, with almost 165 gigawatts (GW) coming online.

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International Energy Agency. (2016). Market Report Series: Renewables 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2017. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_WG0R0FV9JTT0WRWTWAX2H3MFR6

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International Energy Agency. "Market Report Series: Renewables 2017." 2016, https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2017. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_WG0R0FV9JTT0WRWTWAX2H3MFR6.

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International Energy Agency. "Market Report Series: Renewables 2017." 2016. https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2017. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_WG0R0FV9JTT0WRWTWAX2H3MFR6.

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@misc{iea2016renewableh3mfr6, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Market Report Series: Renewables 2017}, year = {2016}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_WG0R0FV9JTT0WRWTWAX2H3MFR6}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2017. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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