Renewables account for three quarters of new capacity in 2019: IRENA
New Delhi: The renewable energy sector added 176 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity globally in 2019, marginally lower than the 179 GW added in 2018.
However, new renewable power accounted for 72 per cent of all power expansion last year, said International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) new data on Monday.
IRENA’s annual Renewable Capacity Statistics 2020 shows that renewables expanded by 7.6 per cent last year with Asia dominating growth and accounting for 54 per cent of total additions.
