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IHS Markit: Global Solar Photovoltaic Installations to Exceed 100 Gigawatts in 2018

Strong demand for solar power in China in the first half of 2018 is expected to push total installed capacity to 108 GW

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By: Anthony Locicero

Copy editor, New York Post

Largely driven by an improvement in the outlook in China, global photovoltaic (PV) demand is forecast to reach 108 gigawatts (GW) in 2018. According to business information provider IHS Markit, strong demand from the Chinese market is expected to continue on the back of strong policy support, a successful transition to a more diverse market and strong momentum in the distributed-PV (DPV) sector. “Exceeding 108 gigawatts of PV installations is close to the top-end of what can be achieved, bas...

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