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As solar power output continues to grow, Europe is increasingly facing the risk of soaring negative electricity prices.    Driven by renewable energy oversupply and volatile weather conditions, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, and France have all recorded more than 500 hours of neg...

Germany installed around 905 MW of new solar capacity in June 2025, bringing the country’s total additions for the first half of the year to more than 7.1 GW, according to data from the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur).      The June figure marks a decline from 1,146...

According to Turkey’s energy think tank Ember, by end-June, the country’s cumulative photovoltaic (PV) installed capacity exceeded 23 GW, thereby surpassing its 2025 target ahead of schedule. However, with limitations in grid interconnection capacity looming, the pace of new installation...

The first half of 2025 has marked a historic milestone for solar energy in the UK. According to a recent analysis by the clean energy think tank Ember, solar generation surged by 32% year-on-year, reaching a record 9.91 TWh during the first six months.      This impressive rise refl...

Germany installed about 1.4 GW of new photovoltaic capacity in July, according to the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur). This marks an increase from 1,033 MW in June, and is consistent with the 1.4 GW added in July 2024.      From January to July 2025, new PV installations...

Italy added approximately 1,092 MW of new solar capacity in Q2 2025, driven largely by continued demand for rooftop PV systems.     According to the latest data from Anie Rinnovabili, based on figures from grid operator Terna, Italy installed around 2.33 GW of new photovoltaic systems in...

France installed approximately 1.35 GW of new solar capacity in the second quarter of 2025, raising its total cumulative PV capacity to 24.85 GW, according to grid operator Enedis. Between April and June alone, around 1,358 MW of PV systems were connected to the national grid.     ...

China’s top regulators have pledged to rein in excessive production and undercutting in the solar industry, launching new policies to support supply chain stability and restore balance in the market.     The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) recently convened a...

China’s solar power capacity has officially crossed the 1 terawatt (TW) mark, underscoring the nation’s rapid strides in its clean energy transition. According to the National Energy Administration (NEA), installed solar capacity reached 1.08 TW (1,080 GW) by the end of May 2025—a...

China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has reported that the country added 45.22 GW of new solar PV capacity in April 2025 alone, pushing total installations for the first four months of the year to 104.93 GW — a staggering 214.68% increase year over year. This growth underscores t...

Brazil is set to install 19.2 GW of new solar capacity in 2025, marking only a slight increase from the 18.9 GW added in 2024, according to SolarPower Europe’s “Global Solar Power Market Outlook 2025–2029.” While the country continues to strengthen its leadership in Latin Ame...

According to the latest analysis from AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, negative electricity prices were recorded in most major European markets during the third week of April, with the phenomenon particularly notable over the Easter weekend. In Portugal and Spain, prices hit zero or dipped into negative...