China Shatters Records with Rooftop Solar Installations
Monday, 19 May 2025 () 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. Rooftop PV accounted for 60%, or 36 GW, of that total, marking the largest quarterly capacity addition for distributed PV in China’s history. The surge was largely driven by the urgency to meet policy deadlines set by the National Energy Administration’s (NEA) new guidelines, which were released…
Monday, 19 May 2025 ()
