In 2025, solar power had its biggest year ever, and one country was behind most of it. China alone added 336 terawatt-hours (TWh) of new solar power, which is more than every other region in the world put together. This single number shows just how fast China's clean energy push is moving, and how much it is shaping the world's overall energy mix. According to Ember's Global Electricity Review 2026, this rapid solar growth in China, along with strong gains in India, helped push global solar power to its highest level ever recorded. The numbers also point to a bigger shift: for the first time in a century, the world's electricity now comes more from renewables than from coal.
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