Global solar installations to hit record high in 2019

Madeleine Cuff
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Global solar PV installations will rise 17.5 per cent to hit 114.5GW in 2019, according to analyst house Wood Mackenzie

Global solar PV installations will hit a record high this year, with 114.5GW of new solar capacity expected to be rolled out compared to around 97GW in 2018, analyst firm Wood MacKenzie said today...

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