Study: Europe leads $497bn global clean power investment boom, but delivery fears remain

Stuart Stone
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Continent's renewables infrastructure investment enjoys 82 per cent growth in 2025, but report warns of 'critical disconnect' between investment figures and execution capability

Europe last year cemented its position as the world's largest renewable energy infrastructure market, after attracting $202.7bn of investment across more than a thousand transactions throughout 2025...

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