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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.

Renewable electricity generation has grown more than twice as fast as total global electricity generation since 2012, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

India has shipped 12.5GW of module capacity in the first quarter of 2025, according to data from energy consultancy JMK Research.

China has installed a record of 104.9GW of solar PV between January and April 2025, according to data from the Chinese National Energy Administration. 

Solar PV additions have slowed down in the first quarter of 2025 in India, with 6.7GW, according to a report from Mercom India Research.