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A ReNew project in India.

India installs record 25GW solar PV in 2024

February 25, 2025
India has added a record 25.2GW of solar PV capacity in 2024, according to a report from research firm Mercom India Research.
The US EIA forecasts 63GW of utility-scale capacity additions in 2025

EIA forecasts 32.5GW of US solar PV additions in 2025

February 24, 2025
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has forecast 63GW of new utility-scale additions in 2025, led by solar PV.
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US community solar adds record 1.7GW in 2024, up 35% YoY

February 20, 2025
US community solar has installed a record of 1.7GW in 2024, a 35% increase from 2023, according to a report from Wood Mackenzie and trade body the Coalition for Community Solar Access.
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Spain adds 1.4GW of self-consumption PV in 2024

February 12, 2025
The commercial and industrial (C&I) segment represented the bulk of additions in 2024 with 1,085MW, while residential solar added 346MW.
EPC work at a solar project.

Former Borrego Solar executive launches US EPC Aquila Energy

February 7, 2025
Former Borrego Solar president of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) Brian Barker has launched a new EPC, dubbed Aquila Energy.
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FERC: Solar dominated US energy capacity additions in November 2024

January 27, 2025
Solar PV accounted for almost all of the new US electricity generation capacity added from January through November.
Solar panels above a fishery site in China

China hits another record high with 277.17GW of new PV in 2024

January 22, 2025
China’s total PV capacity reached 886.66GW at the end of 2024, an increase of 45.5% on 2023 when cumulative installations stood at 609.49GW.
Chart showing yearly curtailed solar PV and wind capacity in Chile between 2016 and 2024

Chile curtailed 6TWh of solar PV and wind power in 2024

January 13, 2025
Chile has curtailed a record 5,909GWh of solar PV and wind power in 2024, up 121% from the previous year, according to trade body, the Chilean renewable energy and energy storage association (ACERA).
A ReNew project in India.

India installs record 24.5GW solar PV capacity in 2024

January 9, 2025
India has added a record 24.5GW of solar PV capacity in 2024, according to data from energy consultancy JMK Research.
Rooftop solar panels in Germany.

Germany expected to have added 16.2GW of new solar capacity in 2024

January 9, 2025
The German Federal Network Agency's provisional figures for 2024 include the addition of 16.2GW of new solar capacity.

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