World could add more than 900 GW of solar by 2025 if politicians grasp the nettle – IEA

With the International Energy Agency publishing its latest five-year clean energy forecast today, pv magazine takes a look at the solar content of the 162-page document.

The world will add 734 GW of solar over the next five years even in a sub-optimal policy environment, according to the global thinktank.

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The world will add almost 107 GW of new solar generation capacity this year, despite the Covid-19 crisis, according to the Renewables 2020 report published this morning by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

The multilateral thinktank has revised up by 18% the bearish prediction it made in May as it digested the huge impact of Covid-19 shutdowns which had afflicted the global economy in the previous quarter. According to the organization’s revised assessment, the world will add nearly 117 GW more solar next year with India, France and Germany leading the charge for big solar.

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