RENEWABLECAPACITYSTATISTICS2023 STATISTIQUESDECAPACITÉRENOUVELABLE2023 ESTADÍSTICASDECAPACIDADRENOVABLE2023 www.irena.org Copyright©IRENA2023 Unlessotherwisestated,thispublicationandmaterialfeaturedhereinarethepropertyoftheInternationalRenewableEnergyAgency(IRENA)andaresubjecttocopyrightbyIRENA. Materialinthispublicationmaybefreelyused,shared,copied,reproduced,printedand/orstored,providedthatallsuchmaterialisclearlyattributedtoIRENAandbearsanotationthatitissubjecttocopyright(©IRENA),withtheyearofthecopyright. Materialcontainedinthispublicationattributedtothirdpartiesmaybesubjecttothirdpartycopyrightandseparatetermsofuseandrestrictions,includingrestrictionsinrelationtoanycommercialuse. ISBN:978-92-9260-525-4 AboutIRENA TheInternationalRenewableEnergyAgency(IRENA)isanintergovernmentalorganisationthatsupportscountriesintheirtransitiontoasustainableenergyfuture,andservesastheprincipalplatformforinternationalco-operation,acentreofexcellence,andarepositoryofpolicy,technology,resourceandfinancialknowledgeonrenewableenergy.IRENApromotesthewidespreadadoptionandsustainableuseofallformsofrenewableenergy,includingbioenergy,geothermal,hydropower,ocean,solarandwindenergy,inthepursuitofsustainabledevelopment,energyaccess,energysecurityandlow-carboneconomicgrowthandprosperity.www.irena.org Acknowledgements Preparedby:ArvydasLebedys,DennisAkande,NazikElhassan,GerardoEscamilla,IanaArkhipovaandAdrianWhiteman.TheauthorsalsogratefullyacknowledgethecontributiontothisdatasetfromASOLMEX,Eurostatandnationalstatisticalfocalpointsincountries. Forfurtherinformationortoprovidefeedback,pleasecontacttheIRENAStatisticsteam(statistics@irena.org). Thisreportisavailablefordownloadfrom:www.irena.org/Publications.Datacanbedownloadedat:www.irena.org/Data. Thisreportshouldbecited:IRENA(2023),Renewablecapacitystatistics2023,InternationalRenewableEnergyAgency,AbuDhabi. Disclaimer Thispublicationandthematerialfeaturedhereinareprovided“asis”,forinformationalpurposes. AllreasonableprecautionshavebeentakenbyIRENAtoverifythereliabilityofthematerialfeaturedinthispublication.NeitherIRENAnoranyofitsofficials,agents,dataorotherthird-partycontentprovidersorlicensorsprovidesanywarranty,includingastotheaccuracy,completeness,orfitnessforaparticularpurposeoruseofsuchmaterial,orregardingthenon-infringementofthird-partyrights,andtheyacceptnoresponsibilityorliabilitywithregardtotheuseofthispublicationandthematerialfeaturedtherein. TheinformationcontainedhereindoesnotnecessarilyrepresenttheviewsoftheMembersofIRENA,norisitanendorsementofanyproject,productorserviceprovider.ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofmaterialhereindonotimplytheexpressionofanyopiniononthepartofIRENAconcerningthelegalstatusofanyregion,country,territory,cityorareaorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationoffrontiersorboundaries. FOREWORD Highlightingthecontinuedprogresstowardtheenergytransitionintheglobalpowergenerationmix,thislatesteditionofRenewablecapacitystatisticsreaffirmsrenewablesasthede-factoenergychoicefornewpowergeneration,despitetheeffectsofrecentglobalcrisesandgeopoliticalshocksontheenergysector. Bytheendof2022,renewablesaccountedfor40%ofglobalinstalledpowercapacity.Yet,aswedrawclosertoaworldinwhichrenewableenergyaccountsforhalfoftotalcapacity,manyenergyplanningquestionsmustbeaddressedtoestablishrenewablesasthemostsignificantsourceofelectricitygeneration-includinginthecontextofgridflexibilityandadaptationtovariablerenewablepower. 2022hasseenthelargestincreaseinrenewableenergycapacitytodate–theworldaddedalmost295gigawatts(GW)ofrenewables,increasingthestockofrenewablepowerby9.6%andcontributinganunprecedented83%ofglobalpoweradditions,largelyduetothegrowthofsolarandwindpower,andthefurtherdecommissioningoffossilfuelpowerplantsinseverallargeeconomies.Solarpoweraloneaccountedforalmosttwo-thirdsoftherenewableadditionswitharecord192GW,while75GWofwindenergywasadded,slowingfromthe111GWaddedin2020. Arecordyearforrenewablecapacityadditionsisencouragingforcountriesaroundtheworldredesigningtheirnationalenergyplanningstrategiestofavourrenewables.Thereis,however,muchmorepotentialtoincreasetheroleofrenewables;tostayonthepathwaytolimitglobaltemperatureincreasesto1.5°Cofpre-industriallevels,theworldneedstoseemorethan1000GWofannualrenewablecapacityadditionsuntil2050,withsolarpowerrepresentingmorethanhalfofthisfigure.Whilethisisanambitioustarget-asthegapbetweenwhatisneededandwhatisimplementedwidens -thecapacityprogressreportedherefor2022reflectsongoingglobaleffortstotransformthepowersector. Lookingahead,wehopetoseeamuchfasterpaceofgrowthinthestockofrenewablepowerplantsanddistributedelectricitygenerationaroundtheworld. Thisreportshouldservenotonlyasavaluableresourcetotrackprogress,butalsoasaglaringreminderoftheworkthatliesaheadtoachieveajust,inclusiveandsustainablefutureforall. FrancescoLaCameraDirector-General InternationalRenewableEnergyAgency TABLEOFCONTENTSTABLEDESMATIÈRESTABLADECONTENIDOS Totalcapacity-Capacitétotale-Capacidadtotal Totalrenewableenergy Totalénergiesrenouvelables2 Totalener