Global Market Outlook for Solar Power 2017-2021

'Global Market Outlook for Solar Power 2017-2021' report confirms that 2016 was another record year for solar, with global annual solar additions growing by 50% with 76.6 GW installed. There is now a total worldwide solar power generation capacity of 306.5 GW.

The quickly decreasing cost of solar continues to improve its competitiveness and is a major driver for solar's global success story. All solar tenders awarded since 2016 are lower than the price guarantee the UK government signed for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant last year.

A new world-record low 25-year solar power supply contract was awarded in Abu Dhabi in 2016 for 24.4 USD/MWh (2.4 US cents/kWh). This is reflected in this year's report being more optimistic on solar growth than previous editions.