New solar installations to hit 413 GW this year, says BloombergNEF

BloombergNEF says historically low module prices will drive the global solar industry to record installations in 2023.
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From pv magazine USA

BloombergNEF has released its updated solar market outlook for 2023, projecting that 413 GW of module capacity will be installed this year. This capacity will mostly be driven by China’s contribution of 240 GW, along with strong growth in many other global regions.

The quarterly update was provided via Bloomberg’s podcast “Switched On” in the episode, “Solar supply glut crushes margins but buildout booming.”

If the world does install 413 GW of solar, we will have witnessed a growth of over 58% from the 260 GW installed in 2022, which itself marked an almost 42% increase from the 183 GW installed in 2021. During this two year period, the world will have experienced 125% growth, indicating that a doubling of deployed annual capacity occurred in around one and a half years.

This capacity growth will be driven by several factors. Foremost is China, which has driven the price of solar modules toward $0.10/W.

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So a year of 42% growth, then 58%, and then it all slows right down? Bloomberg seems to have caught the “IEA Disease” – illogically underestimating PV growth. Even the IEA believe 1 Tw a year by 2030, which means that 1.5 Tw is more likely, based on the history of their massively conservative and incorrect predictions.

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Jason
Dec 07, 2023

As module prices continue to fall, growth will
Increase in relation to deployment of solar.
It’s hard to see more than 1-3yrs in advance of how much solar will be built.

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Lol…. exponential disruptions always change to linear growth halfway thru.

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