Homeowners across Afghanistan are set to benefit from the country's first pay-as-you-go (PAYG) home solar systems combined with energy storage batteries, being delivered in a pioneering new programme.
Chinese IPPs and investors are backing 2. 5GW of new coal and solar projects that Zimbabwean authorities claim will end load shedding by 2025 – and end the need for power imports by 2026.
Generally contracted by Power Construction Corporation of China (POWERCHINA), the station is the first non-fossil fuel power station in the country and one of the largest PV power stations in the Middle East.
In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Europe scrambled to reduce its dependence on authoritarian regimes for energy. The European solar industry, long overshadowed by China's dominance, hoped for a resurgence. Yet, two years later, the sector is still struggling to survive.
The report provides a comprehensive overview of PV market development, policy frameworks, industrial trends, and technological progress in China during 2024. In 2024, China added 277. 57 GWAC of new PV capacity – a 28% increase compared with the previous year's record.
Wind and solar surpassed a quarter of China's electricity generation for the first time in April 2025. China is the largest market in the world for both photovoltaics (PV) and solar thermal energy. Its PV capacity crossed 1,000 gigawatts (one terawatt, 1 TW).
Chinese inverter and energy storage manufacturer Sungrow has successfully deployed a 60 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Simo, Finland, situated just over 100 kilometers south of the Arctic Circle.