| The global solar PV market is poised to break through the 100GW of installed capacity mark this year, according to new figures from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA's Photovoltaic Power System Programme this week published a new report, entitled Snapshot of Global PV in 1992-2012, based on data from 23 countries, including all of the world's largest solar markets.
It confirmed that there is now at least 89.5GW of solar PV capacity recorded in these core markets, with an estimated 7GW of capacity in place in other markets. It concluded there is at least 96.5GW of capacity installed worldwide, meaning the market almost certainly reached the 100GW milestone during the first quarter of this year...............................................Full Article: Source
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