The European Union has a cumulative solar photovoltaic capacity of 114.5 gigawatts. Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, the three leading members in terms of highest cumulative solar PV capacity, combined held 68.5 percent of all EU solar PV capacity.
Moreover, the 28 EU members added 7.6 gigawatts worth of solar photovoltaic capacity as of 2018. Germany was the leading member once more, with 2,938 megawatts of PV capacity added.
Cumulative solar photovoltaic capacity in the European Union from 2013 to 2018
(in megawatts)
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EurObserv'ER. (May 1, 2019). Cumulative solar photovoltaic capacity in the European Union from 2013 to 2018 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 16, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/497540/connected-and-cumulated-photovoltaic-capacity-in-the-european-union-eu/
EurObserv'ER. "Cumulative solar photovoltaic capacity in the European Union from 2013 to 2018 (in megawatts)." Chart. May 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 16, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/497540/connected-and-cumulated-photovoltaic-capacity-in-the-european-union-eu/
EurObserv'ER. (2019). Cumulative solar photovoltaic capacity in the European Union from 2013 to 2018 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 16, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/497540/connected-and-cumulated-photovoltaic-capacity-in-the-european-union-eu/
EurObserv'ER. "Cumulative Solar Photovoltaic Capacity in The European Union from 2013 to 2018 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/497540/connected-and-cumulated-photovoltaic-capacity-in-the-european-union-eu/
EurObserv'ER, Cumulative solar photovoltaic capacity in the European Union from 2013 to 2018 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/497540/connected-and-cumulated-photovoltaic-capacity-in-the-european-union-eu/ (last visited February 16, 2020)
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