As of January 2023, around six gigawatts of new solar power capacity were being built in Spain – this was more than any other country in Europe. Poland trailed in second, but by a wide margin, with some 1.27 gigawatts of new solar capacity under construction. Meanwhile, the European country with the largest wind power capacity under construction was the United Kingdom, at around eight gigawatts.
Countries with the largest solar capacity under construction in Europe as of January 2023
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Energy Monitor. (January 16, 2023). Countries with the largest solar capacity under construction in Europe as of January 2023 (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364158/solar-capacity-under-construction-by-country-europe/
Energy Monitor. "Countries with the largest solar capacity under construction in Europe as of January 2023 (in gigawatts)." Chart. January 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364158/solar-capacity-under-construction-by-country-europe/
Energy Monitor. (2023). Countries with the largest solar capacity under construction in Europe as of January 2023 (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364158/solar-capacity-under-construction-by-country-europe/
Energy Monitor. "Countries with The Largest Solar Capacity under Construction in Europe as of January 2023 (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364158/solar-capacity-under-construction-by-country-europe/
Energy Monitor, Countries with the largest solar capacity under construction in Europe as of January 2023 (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364158/solar-capacity-under-construction-by-country-europe/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Countries with the largest solar capacity under construction in Europe as of January 2023 (in gigawatts) [Graph], Energy Monitor, January 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364158/solar-capacity-under-construction-by-country-europe/