Solar energy in China

Statistics report on the solar energy industry in China

Solar energy in China

This report presents statistics and facts about solar power in China. The report starts with an introductory chapter that provides an overview of the role of China in the global solar market, followed by detailed chapters on China's solar capacity, solar electricity generation, solar PV manufacturing industry figures, leading companies in the solar industry, and a future outlook.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Global cumulative installed solar PV capacity 2000-2023
  • Basic Statistic Global cumulative solar PV capacity 2023, by select country
  • Basic Statistic Global solar PV capacity installations 2023
  • Premium Statistic Renewable power production share in China 2000-2022, by source

Capacity

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  • Premium Statistic Solar power capacity in China 2012-2023
  • Premium Statistic Newly installed solar power capacity China 2015-2023
  • Basic Statistic Solar power capacity installed in China by province 2024
  • Premium Statistic Largest operating solar PV farms in China 2023, by capacity
  • Premium Statistic Largest operational solar power plants in China 2024, by capacity

Generation

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  • Premium Statistic Annual electricity generation from solar power in China 2013-2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of solar PV in electricity production in China 2010-2023
  • Basic Statistic Monthly solar PV power generated in China 2021-2024

Solar PV industry

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  • Premium Statistic Market size if photovoltaics equipment in China 2019-2024
  • Premium Statistic Market size if solar cell equipment in China 2022-2025
  • Premium Statistic Solar PV module production output in China 2018-2023
  • Premium Statistic Output volume of glass for PV modules in China 2019-2024
  • Premium Statistic Production volume of solar cells in China 2015-2023

Companies

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  • Premium Statistic Major solar PV cell manufacturers in China 2022, by production capacity
  • Premium Statistic Major solar PV module manufacturers in China 2022, by production capacity
  • Premium Statistic Major solar PV thin-film module manufacturers in China 2022, by production capacity
  • Premium Statistic Market cap of leading PV equipment manufacturers in China 2023
  • Premium Statistic Market share of PV glass manufacturers in China 2023

Outlook

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  • Premium Statistic Solar energy capacity targets in China 2021-2027
  • Basic Statistic Prospective solar power capacity additions in China by province 2024
  • Premium Statistic Global new solar PV capacity forecast by select country 2024-2028

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