According to the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (SolarPower Europe), the global new solar power generation capacity in 2022 will be 239 GW. Among them, the installed capacity of rooftop photovoltaics accounted for 49.5%, reaching the highest point in the past three years. Rooftop PV installations in Brazil, Italy and Spain increased by 193%, 127% and 105% respectively.

At this week's Intersolar Europe in Munich, Germany, the European Photovoltaic Industry Association released the latest version of the "Global Market Outlook 2023-2027".

According to the report, 239 GW of new solar power generation capacity will be added globally in 2022, equivalent to an average annual growth rate of 45%, reaching the highest level since 2016. This is another record year for the solar industry. China has once again become the main force, adding nearly 100 GW of power generation capacity in a single year, a growth rate as high as 72%. The United States is firmly in second place, although its installed capacity has fallen to 21.9 GW, a decrease of 6.9%. Then there are India (17.4 GW) and Brazil (10.9 GW). According to the association, Spain is becoming the largest PV market in Europe with 8.4 GW of installed capacity. These figures differ slightly from other research firms. For example, according to BloombergNEF, global photovoltaic installed capacity has reached 268 GW in 2022.

Overall, 26 countries and regions around the world will add more than 1 GW of new solar capacity in 2022, including China, the United States, India, Brazil, Spain, Germany, Japan, Poland, the Netherlands, Australia, South Korea, Italy, France , Taiwan, Chile, Denmark, Turkey, Greece, South Africa, Austria, United Kingdom, Mexico, Hungary, Pakistan, Israel and Switzerland.