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Status Report

Electricity - installed capacity / solar PV power capacity

Definition:
Installed solar PV capacity in GW

Estimates for solar PV vary significantly by source. There are several reasons for this wide disparity in estimates.

Source: GSR 2009

International/World Regions

Global	22.9 year: 2009 BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2010 technologies: All, Solar PV
European Union	9.56 year: 2008 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
North America	1.23 year: 2008 http://www.bp.com/liveass... technologies: All, Solar PV

National Level

Afghanistan	0.0001 year: 2009 http://www.afghaneic.org/ technologies: All, Solar PV
Algeria	2.279 year: 2009 http://www.mem-algeria.or... technologies: All, Solar PV
Argentina	9 year: 2005 http://www.worldenergy.or... technologies: All, Solar PV
Australia	0.082 year: 2007 http://www.iea-pvps.org/ technologies: All, Solar PV
Austria	0.04 year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Belgium	0.36 year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Brazil	0.015 year: 2005 http://www.worldenergy.or... technologies: All, Solar PV
Bulgaria	0.006 year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Canada	0.025 year: 2007 http://canmetenergy-canme... technologies: All, Solar PV
China	0.2 year: 2009 http://en.creia.net technologies: All, Solar PV
Croatia	0.0773 year: 2008 http://www.mingorp.hr/Use... technologies: All, Solar PV
Cyprus	0.003 year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Czech Republic	0.46 year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Denmark	0.004 year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Egypt	0.005 year: 2005 WEC http://www.worldenerg... technologies: All, Solar PV
Ethiopia	0.003 year: 2005 http://www.worldenergy.or... technologies: All, Solar PV
Finland	0.007 year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
France	0.068 year: 2008 http://www.bp.com/liveass... technologies: All, Solar PV
Germany	9.83 year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Greece	0.055 year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Guinea	0.00015 year: 2005 http://www.worldenergy.or... technologies: All, Solar PV
Hungary	0.0006 year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
India	0.006 year: 2009 http://www.eai.in/ref/rep... technologies: All, Solar PV
Iran	0.0003 year: 2005 http://www.worldenergy.or... technologies: All, Solar PV
Ireland	0.0004 year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Israel	0.0023 year: 2008 http://www.bp.com/liveass... technologies: All, Solar PV
Italy	1 year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Japan	2.6 year: 2009 http://www.bp.com/liveass... technologies: All, Solar PV
Jordan	0.0002 year: 2005 http://www.worldenergy.or... technologies: All, Solar PV
Korea Republic	0.35 year: 2008 http://www.bp.com/liveass... technologies: All, Solar PV
Luxembourg	0.026 year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Malaysia	0.00074 year: 2008 http://www.iea-pvps.org/a... technologies: All, Solar PV
Malta	0.001 year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Mexico	0.02 year: 2008 http://www.gtz.de/de/doku... technologies: All, Solar PV
Namibia	0.0007 year: 2005 http://www.worldenergy.or... technologies: All, Solar PV
Netherlands	0.063 year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Norway	0.008 year: 2008 http://www.bp.com/liveass... technologies: All, Solar PV
Peru	0.0037 year: 2005 http://www.worldenergy.or... technologies: All, Solar PV
Poland	0.001 year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Portugal	0.1 year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Romania	0.0006 year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Slovenia	0.008 year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Spain	3.52 year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Sweden	0.008 year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Switzerland	0.036 year: 2007 http://www.iea-pvps.org/ technologies: All, Solar PV
Tanzania	0.0012 year: 2005 WEC http://www.worldenerg... technologies: All, Solar PV
Thailand	0.032 year: 2008 http://www.dede.go.th/ded... technologies: All, Solar PV
United Arab Emirates	0.01 year: 2009 technologies: All, Solar PV
United Kingdom	0.032 year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
United States of America	1.17 year: 2008 http://www.bp.com/liveass... technologies: All, Solar PV
Vietnam	0.001 year: 2008 http://www.gtz.de/de/doku... technologies: All, Solar PV
Zimbabwe	0.0008 year: 2001 http://www.uneprisoe.org/... technologies: All, Solar PV

Regional Level

Arizona	0.022 year: 2008 IREC http://www.irecusa.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
California	0.528 year: 2008 IREC http://www.irecusa.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Colorado	0.036 year: 2008 IREC http://www.irecusa.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Connecticut	0.09 year: 2008 IREC http://www.irecusa.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Gujarat	0.5 year: 2009 Solar Policy 09, governme... technologies: All, Solar PV
Hawaii	0.014 year: 2008 IREC http://www.irecusa.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Massachusetts	0.008 year: 2008 IREC http://www.irecusa.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Nevada	0.034 year: 2008 IREC http://www.irecusa.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
New Jersey	0.07 year: 2008 IREC http://www.irecusa.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
New York	0.022 year: 2008 IREC http://www.irecusa.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Oregon	0.008 year: 2008 IREC http://www.irecusa.o... technologies: All, Solar PV
Taiwan	0.0035 year: 2008 http://www.greentechmedia... technologies: All, Solar PV

Local Level

Beijing	1.2 year: 2008 REN21 GSR on local renewa... technologies: All, Solar PV
Freiburg i. Br.	12.3 year: 2009 REN21 GSR on local renewa... technologies: All, Solar PV
Muenster	4 year: 2008 REN21 GSR on local renewa... technologies: All, Solar PV
San Diego	0.054 year: 2010 http://www.sd.solarmap.or... technologies: All, Solar PV
San Francisco	0.0085 year: 2010 http://sf.solarmap.org/ technologies: All, Solar PV

REN21 News and Update

09 September 2010
CORRECTION
On page 24 of the Renewables 2010 Global Status Report, the last sentence should read: All ethanol produced in Brazil is from sugar cane. We apologise for this error.

06 September 2010
Second Announcement of Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC 2010) (revised version)

09 August 2010
Delhi International Action Programme

REN21 launches the Delhi International Action Programme in conjunction with the Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC 2010) to encourage governments and all stakeholders to pledge voluntary actions towards advancing renewable energy deployment and policy development.

15 July 2010
REN21 releases its annual flagship publication Renewables 2010 Global Status Report

24 June 2010
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21 June 2010
Selection Guidelines for Hosting an International Renewable Energy Conference (IREC) (revised version)
A set of simple guidelines for the selection of the host of the International Renewable Energy Conference (IREC) has been agreed by the REN21 Bureau. To date, one country has submitted a formal application to host the IREC 2012. The Bureau will decide by 15 July 2010, on a “no objection” basis, on the host of the IREC 2012.

19 May 2010
Global Wind Day 2010

The Global Wind Day 2010 takes place on 15 June all over the world.