This statistic represents the annual PV power generation in the utility sector worldwide in 2010, and gives outlook figures for 2050. By 2020, annual PV power generationis estimated to be 81 terawatt hours.
Annual PV power generation in the utility sector in 2010 with projections to 2050
(in terawatt hours)
Characteristic
Generation in terawatt hours
2050
1,498%
2040
910%
2030
368%
2020
81%
2010
8%
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IEA, & OECD. (May 31, 2010). Annual PV power generation in the utility sector in 2010 with projections to 2050 (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186981/global-annual-pv-power-generation-in-utilities-from-2010/
IEA, und OECD. "Annual PV power generation in the utility sector in 2010 with projections to 2050 (in terawatt hours)." Chart. May 31, 2010. Statista. Accessed April 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186981/global-annual-pv-power-generation-in-utilities-from-2010/
IEA, OECD. (2010). Annual PV power generation in the utility sector in 2010 with projections to 2050 (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186981/global-annual-pv-power-generation-in-utilities-from-2010/
IEA, and OECD. "Annual Pv Power Generation in The Utility Sector in 2010 with Projections to 2050 (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186981/global-annual-pv-power-generation-in-utilities-from-2010/
IEA & OECD, Annual PV power generation in the utility sector in 2010 with projections to 2050 (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186981/global-annual-pv-power-generation-in-utilities-from-2010/ (last visited April 22, 2025)
Annual PV power generation in the utility sector in 2010 with projections to 2050 (in terawatt hours) [Graph], IEA, & OECD, May 31, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186981/global-annual-pv-power-generation-in-utilities-from-2010/
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