Author: Lu Zi.
International Energy Agency: Global renewable energy capacity increased by 50% last year compared to 2022, with the largest increase occurring in China.
According to a report by Agence France-Presse and The Guardian, the International Energy Agency (IEA) issued a report on the 11th saying that global renewable energy capacity will reach 510 gigawatts in 2023, an increase of 50% over the previous year, and it is expected to continue to flourish in the next five years. Among them, solar photovoltaic power generation accounts for 3 4 of the world's new renewable energy.
The IEA also said that the biggest growth occurred in China, which added more solar PV capacity in 2023 than the world in 2022. In 2023, China's new wind power capacity also soared by 66% year-on-year.
Schematic diagram of the growth of global renewable energy generation capacity, where red is solar photovoltaic, light blue is wind power, and dark blue is hydropower. （iea**）
The IEA also said in the report that renewable energy capacity growth in Europe, the United States and Brazil also hit record highs. IEA Administrator Fatih Birol said the report shows that "under current policy and market conditions, global renewable energy capacity is expected to grow by 2.2 by 2030."5 times". Renewables are expected to account for 42% of global electricity generation by 2028.