Worldwide renewable capacity set a new high in 2025, with Asia-Pacific dominating wind installations at 699.5GW and solar PV reaching 1,550GW; China spearheaded the sector’s expansion.
In 2025, solar PV became the largest source of renewable electricity generation globally, edging past wind: wind output reached 2,770TWh, while solar PV delivered 2,800TWh.
Global renewable capacity is expected to more than double, rising by about 4,323GW. Installed renewable capacity stood at 4,107GW in 2025 and is projected to approach 8,430GW by 2031, underscoring a decisive shift in the global power mix.
In 2025, solar PV became the largest source of renewable electricity generation globally, edging past wind: wind output reached 2,770TWh, while solar PV delivered 2,800TWh.
Global renewable capacity is expected to more than double, rising by about 4,323GW. Installed renewable capacity stood at 4,107GW in 2025 and is projected to approach 8,430GW by 2031, underscoring a decisive shift in the global power mix.
Report Scope
- The report focuses on renewable energy as a theme.
- It provides an industry insight on how the power sector is experiencing unprecedented growth in renewables.
- The report delivers technology briefing on categories of renewable energy.
- The report covers technology, macroeconomic and regulatory trends in renewable energy.
- It provides an overview on market size and growth forecasts in renewable energy.
- An insight to US tariffs and renewables.
- The report covers mergers & acquisitions (M&As), venture financing deals and patent trends in renewable energy.
- The report briefs on use cases of renewable energy in power utilities.
- It provides an overview on competitive position held by power utility companies, EPC companies and equipment manufacturer in renewable energy.
Reasons to Buy
- A comprehensive analysis on the growing market trend of renewable energy in power industry.
- The report provides an overview of the leading players in renewable energy theme and where do they fit in the value chain.
- A briefing on renewable energy sources and detailed analysis of renewable energy value chain.
- Company profiles of leading adopters of renewable energy.
- Company profiles of EPC companies and equipment manufacturer in renewable energy.
- An outlook on major renewable energy projects across the globe.
- A snapshot of power sector scorecard predicting the position of leading power utilities in renewable energy theme.
Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary2. Players
3. Technology Briefing
4. Trends
5. Industry Analysis
6. Signals
7. Value Chain
8. Companies
9. Sector Scorecards
10. Glossary
11. Further Reading
12. Thematic Research Methodology
13. About the Analyst
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Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Alliant Energy
- Avangrid
- China Huaneng Group
- Duke Energy
- EDF
- Enel
- Iberdrola
- Ørsted
- NextEra Energy
- RWE
- SSE
- Vattenfall
- Xcel Energy
- Canadian Solar
- Enercon
- First Solar
- GE Vernova
- Goldwind
- Siemens Gamesa
- Vestas
- Windey Energy
- JA Solar
- Jinko Solar
- Nordex Group
- Suzlon
