As of January 2023, Germany was the country with the largest manufacturing capacity along the solar PV chain in the European Union. Germany had a module manufacturing capacity of 3.5 gigawatts, an inverter capacity of 24.8 gigawatts, and a polysilicon capacity of 20.7 gigawatts at that time. Spain ranked second due to the country's large inverter production capacity, which amounted to 34 gigawatts.
Production capacity of solar PV components in selected European countries as of January 2023
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SolarPower Europe. (January 26, 2023). Production capacity of solar PV components in selected European countries as of January 2023 (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362980/solar-pv-manufacturing-capacity-by-country-and-component-eu/
SolarPower Europe. "Production capacity of solar PV components in selected European countries as of January 2023 (in gigawatts)." Chart. January 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362980/solar-pv-manufacturing-capacity-by-country-and-component-eu/
SolarPower Europe. (2023). Production capacity of solar PV components in selected European countries as of January 2023 (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362980/solar-pv-manufacturing-capacity-by-country-and-component-eu/
SolarPower Europe. "Production Capacity of Solar Pv Components in Selected European Countries as of January 2023 (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362980/solar-pv-manufacturing-capacity-by-country-and-component-eu/
SolarPower Europe, Production capacity of solar PV components in selected European countries as of January 2023 (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362980/solar-pv-manufacturing-capacity-by-country-and-component-eu/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Production capacity of solar PV components in selected European countries as of January 2023 (in gigawatts) [Graph], SolarPower Europe, January 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362980/solar-pv-manufacturing-capacity-by-country-and-component-eu/