For more information, visit China installed a record 60 gigawatts (GW) of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in the first quarter of 2025 – the highest ever recorded in a first quarter in the country's history, according to Rystad Energy research and analysis.
Further research indicates that the surge in rooftop PV installations will continue into the second quarter of the year, pushing total distributed solar capacity additions for 2025 to 130 GW, comprising 92 GW from commercial and industrial (C&I) projects and 38 GW from residential projects.
Looking ahead, steady growth in China's annual solar PV capacity is expected until 2030.
Global solar installations are breaking records again in 2025. In H1 2025, the world added 380 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity – a staggering 64% jump compared to the same period in 2024, when 232 GW came online. China was responsible for installing a massive 256 GW of that solar capacity.
The rooftop solar project at our Appliances Shanghai site was also put into operation. The site installed about 1,300 square meters of photovoltaic panels, which can produce approximately 0.2
This aerial drone photo taken on June 6, 2024 shows a solar photovoltaic system on the rooftop of a building at a low (zero) carbon-dioxide emission industrial research institute in Sheyang,
China installed more solar panels in power plants than on rooftops last year for the first time since 2020 as President Xi Jinping''s push to build large-scale renewable facilities in inland
China installed a record 60 gigawatts (GW) of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in the first quarter of 2025 – the highest ever recorded in a first quarter in the country''s history, according to
New products such as electric vehicles, lithium batteries and photovoltaic cells are increasingly becoming powerful drivers of China''s development of new quality productive forces.
China installed a record 60 GW of new PV capacity in the first quarter of 2025, driven by a surge in rooftop deployment ahead of updated grid-access rules, says Rystad Energy. It predicts
Africa''s solar market is also stirring. The continent imported 60% more solar panels from China over the past year, though a lack of reliable installation data makes it a challenge to track the
Shanghai has approved the Fengxian 1# offshore photovoltaic project, the first commercial-scale solar-wind hybrid of its kind in China. The move marks a major step forward in the
China''s photovoltaic industry may see robust growth in installed capacity this year with new installations ranging between 230 gigawatts and 260 gigawatts, driven by rapid development of
This is also reflected in the forecast of the China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA) (see Industry Expects Chinese Solar Installation Spree To Slow Down). At the end of September
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