Global forecasts for solar capacity additions in 2020 have been revised due to the coronavirus. The solar forecast was adjusted from 130 gigawatts to some 106 gigawatts based on Q2 forecasts. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Fact and Figures page.
Revised outlook for solar deployment due to coronavirus (Covid-19) worldwide in 2020 and 2021
(in gigawatts)
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Greentech Media. (April 9, 2020). Revised outlook for solar deployment due to coronavirus (Covid-19) worldwide in 2020 and 2021 (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105371/covid-19-global-solar-additions-forecast/
Greentech Media. "Revised outlook for solar deployment due to coronavirus (Covid-19) worldwide in 2020 and 2021 (in gigawatts)." Chart. April 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105371/covid-19-global-solar-additions-forecast/
Greentech Media. (2020). Revised outlook for solar deployment due to coronavirus (Covid-19) worldwide in 2020 and 2021 (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105371/covid-19-global-solar-additions-forecast/
Greentech Media. "Revised Outlook for Solar Deployment Due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) Worldwide in 2020 and 2021 (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105371/covid-19-global-solar-additions-forecast/
Greentech Media, Revised outlook for solar deployment due to coronavirus (Covid-19) worldwide in 2020 and 2021 (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105371/covid-19-global-solar-additions-forecast/ (last visited January 18, 2022)
