MUNICH, Germany, May 9 (Xinhua) -- China accounted for around half of both newly added and total global solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2024, a milestone hailed by European analysts as a major contribution to the world's carbon reduction goals.
China installed 329 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity within 2024, representing 55 percent of global new additions, according to a report released by the industry group SolarPower Europe during the 2025 Intersolar Europe exhibition, which just concluded here on Friday.
