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Global cumulative installed solar PV capacity 2000-2018
Cumulative installed solar PV capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2018 (in megawatts)
by T. Wang,
last edited
May 24, 2019
This statistic represents global cumulative installed solar PV (photovoltaic) capacity between 2000 and 2018. In 2018, global cumulative installed solar photovoltaic capacity reached approximately 509.3 gigawatts.
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by T. Wang,
last edited
May 24, 2019
This statistic represents global cumulative installed solar PV (photovoltaic) capacity between 2000 and 2018. In 2018, global cumulative installed solar photovoltaic capacity reached approximately 509.3 gigawatts.
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