Global solar market tipped to hit 756GW by 2025, as world's lowest cost solar farm edges forward

James Murray
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GlobalData report predicts compound annual growth rate of over 13 per cent for global solar PV market over the next decade

Global solar capacity will almost treble over the next decade, reaching over 271GW of cumulative installed capacity by 2025, according to new research from analysts GlobalData. The company's latest...

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