Between 2023 and 2027, it is forecast that China will be the leading country in terms of new solar PV (photovoltaic) capacity installations, with a total of one terawatt on a high end scenario and 764 gigawatts on a low end scenario. The United States is expected to install 315 gigawatts of solar PV capacity by 2027 on a high end scenario. In 2022, there were 239 gigawatts worth of new PV capacity installed worldwide.
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SolarPower Europe. (June 30, 2023). Projected new installations of solar PV capacity worldwide between 2023 and 2027, by select country (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024149/forecast-for-new-installations-of-solar-energy-capacity-by-country/
SolarPower Europe. "Projected new installations of solar PV capacity worldwide between 2023 and 2027, by select country (in gigawatts)." Chart. June 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024149/forecast-for-new-installations-of-solar-energy-capacity-by-country/
SolarPower Europe. (2023). Projected new installations of solar PV capacity worldwide between 2023 and 2027, by select country (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024149/forecast-for-new-installations-of-solar-energy-capacity-by-country/
SolarPower Europe. "Projected New Installations of Solar Pv Capacity Worldwide between 2023 and 2027, by Select Country (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024149/forecast-for-new-installations-of-solar-energy-capacity-by-country/
SolarPower Europe, Projected new installations of solar PV capacity worldwide between 2023 and 2027, by select country (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024149/forecast-for-new-installations-of-solar-energy-capacity-by-country/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Projected new installations of solar PV capacity worldwide between 2023 and 2027, by select country (in gigawatts) [Graph], SolarPower Europe, June 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024149/forecast-for-new-installations-of-solar-energy-capacity-by-country/