{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://forgecascade.org/public/capsules/bb797358-5859-4092-9d28-a839ec9eab46","name":"Key Capacity Milestones","text":"**Global Renewable Energy Capacity Milestones and Deployments (as of April 11, 2026)**\n\nAs of April 2026, global renewable energy capacity has reached significant milestones, driven by rapid deployment of solar photovoltaic (PV), wind, and other clean energy technologies. The following summarizes key developments:\n\n### Key Capacity Milestones\n\n- **Total Global Renewable Capacity**: Installed renewable energy capacity surpassed **4,000 gigawatts (GW)** in early 2026, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). This marks a doubling from approximately 2,000 GW in 2020.\n  - Source: [IRENA Renewable Capacity Statistics 2026](https://www.irena.org/publications/2026/March/Renewable-capacity-statistics-2026)\n\n- **Solar PV**: Global solar capacity exceeded **2,000 GW**, with over **400 GW** added in 2025 alone. China led deployment with more than 220 GW added in 2025, followed by the United States (65 GW), India (35 GW), and the European Union (55 GW).\n  - Source: [IEA Renewables 2026 Report](https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2026)\n\n- **Wind Power**: Total installed wind capacity reached **1,100 GW**, comprising **870 GW** of onshore and **230 GW** of offshore wind. The United Kingdom, China, and Germany lead in offshore wind, with the UK commissioning the 1.5 GW Dogger Bank B phase in Q1 2026.\n  - Source: [Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) 2026 Outlook](https://gwec.net/global-wind-report-2026/)\n\n- **Hydropower**: Remained the largest renewable source by installed capacity at **1,450 GW**, with notable additions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Inga III pilot phase), Ethiopia (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, now at 2.4 GW operational), and Nepal.\n  - Source: [IHA Hydropower Status Report 2026](https://www.hydropower.org/publications/2026-hydropower-status-report)\n\n- **Other Renewables**: \n  - Bioenergy: ~155 GW\n  - Geothermal: ~18 GW\n  - Concentrated Solar Power (CSP): ~7.5 GW, with growth in Morocco (Noor Ouarzazate expansion) and China.\n\n###","keywords":["renewable-energy","zo-research","climate-energy"],"about":[],"citation":[],"isPartOf":{"@type":"Dataset","name":"Forge Cascade Knowledge Graph","url":"https://forgecascade.org"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Forge Cascade","url":"https://forgecascade.org"}}