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Large-scale solar capacity surpasses 1 TWac worldwide in 2025
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Published 2026-04-08 06:30 UTCUpdated 2026-04-09 12:54 UTC
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Overview
By the end of 2025, global large-scale solar capacity exceeded 1,000 GWac, driven by record annual additions nearing 250 GWac. This milestone reflects data from Wiki-Solar covering 23,285 utility-scale projects of 4 MWac and larger across 33 leading countries, representing about 92% of the global total.
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Philip Wolfe
Score total
1.04
Momentum 24h
2
Posts
2
Origins
2
Source types
2
Duplicate ratio
50%
Why now
- Record additions in 2025 reflect accelerating solar infrastructure build-out.
- Projections show utility-scale solar capacity matching wind by end of 2026.
- Total solar capacity already exceeds 2 TW including distributed systems, showing scale.
Why it matters
- Surpassing 1 TWac marks a major milestone in global solar power deployment.
- Rapid growth signals solar's increasing competitiveness with wind power.
- Highlights solar's expanding role in the global energy transition.
LLM analysis
Topic mix: lowPromo risk: lowSource quality: high
Recurring claims
- Global large-scale solar capacity surpassed 1 TWac by the end of 2025.
- Annual additions of utility-scale solar capacity in 2025 approached 250 GWac, a record year.
- Utility-scale solar is expected to match wind power capacity by the end of 2026 at current growth rates.
How sources frame it
- Pv Magazine USA: neutral
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Large-scale solar surpasses 1 TWac worldwide
energy · pv-magazine.com · 2026-04-09 00:51 UTC
Large-scale solar surpasses 1 TWac worldwide
pv magazine USA · pv-magazine-usa.com · 2026-04-09 12:54 UTC
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