The global PV market could reach between 8.2-gigawatts (GW) and 12.7GW of new installations in EPIA’s moderate and policy driven scenarios respectively, or an increase of between 40% and 60%.
In 2009, the PV sector installed around 6.4GW, the biggest annual capacity increase ever, with total capacity reaching 20GW. EPIA says the increase is “particularly impressive in light of the difficult financial and economical circumstances during the past year.”
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