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Developers are forecast to add a record 43.4GW of new solar PV capacity to the US power system in 2026, according to the EIA.

Parts of China saw Global Horizontal Irradiation (GHI) reach 20% more than the long-term average (LTA) figures in 2025.

Wang Bohua, honorary chairman of the China PV Industry Association (CPIA), said that the polysilicon production in China experienced its first year-on-year decline since 2013, while wafer production registered its first year-on-year decline since 2009.

The US solar industry registered its third-best quarter with 11.7GW of new capacity installed in the third quarter of 2025.

The world is on pace to exceed 3TW of cumulative solar installations by the end of the year, according to a report from DNV.

Australia has reached 26.8GW of installed rooftop solar at the end of the first half of 2025, according to a report from the Clean Energy Council (CIC).

The US installed 17.92GW of new capacity in the first half of 2025, with quarterly declines in additions for utility-scale and residential solar.

The first half of 2025 has been the strongest year for UK solar energy generation on record, according to a new report think tank Ember.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has forecast that the US will add 33.3GW of utility-scale solar PV in 2025.

AFSIA CEO John van Zuylen told PV Tech Premium that solar power is the “ideal” technology type to improve electricity access in Africa.