Global Solar Power Expansion to Dip for the First Time Ever in 2026
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AI-PoweredGlobal solar power capacity installations are expected to decline for the first time in 2026, following a weak growth in 2025, with a projected 6 GW drop from 2025's expected additions.
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Amid major policy shifts, next year will see the first-ever decline in annual solar power capacity installations, following the weakest growth in seven years in 2025, according to BNEF’s Global PV Market Outlook. Developers are set to add globally a total of 649 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity in 2026, which would be a slight drop compared to this year’s additions expected at 655 GW, the outlook showed on Tuesday. “The solar industry is entering a low-growth phase after years of rapid expansion,” analysts…
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