This statistic displays the global weighted average solar and wind power investment costs in 2015 and a projection for 2025. In 2025, solar photovoltaics are expected to have an average investment cost of 790 U.S. dollars per kilowatt hour.
Forecast of global weighted average wind and solar investment costs in 2015 and 2025
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Forecast of global weighted average wind and solar investment costs in 2015 and 2025
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IRENA. (June 15, 2016). Forecast of global weighted average wind and solar investment costs in 2015 and 2025 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/562673/average-solar-and-wind-power-investment-costs-projection-worldwide/
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IRENA. (2016). Forecast of global weighted average wind and solar investment costs in 2015 and 2025 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/562673/average-solar-and-wind-power-investment-costs-projection-worldwide/
IRENA. "Forecast of Global Weighted Average Wind and Solar Investment Costs in 2015 and 2025 (in U.S. Dollars per Kilowatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/562673/average-solar-and-wind-power-investment-costs-projection-worldwide/
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