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Worldwide solar capacity hits 2 TW on path to climate objective, information shows

International solar capacity has reached a record 2 terawatts (TW) of capacity, with more added in the last two years than the previous 68 combined, unique data from the sector's international market group shared with Reuters revealed.

The upgraded figures have not previously been published, and the Global Solar Council said they provide the fullest image yet since they consist of small, rooftop installations typically left out of official government data.

After the 2 TW milestone was breached this quarter, worldwide solar capability has become enough to power around 92 million U.S. households, the council said.

Federal governments typically don't have the complete image in terms of solar because they're typically missing out on a lot of the small roof tasks since they just never get registered throughout a. lot of nations, Sonia Dunlop, CEO of the International Solar. Council, told Reuters in an interview.

The challenge now, she said, was to achieve 8 TW of. installed solar energy in total by 2030, which the information recommends. is possible and would amount to over half of the 11 TW of. eco-friendly capability required to attain a U.N. objective set at climate. talks in Dubai in 2015.

To raise funding to help strike the goal, the council will. launch an International Solar Financing group at the next round of. U.N. talks beginning on Nov. 11 in Baku.

The council wants to link funds, multilateral banks,. personal finance and worldwide organizations to drive down the. expense of capital in emerging and developing economies to 5% from. 15%.

To calculate the current information, the council, with European. industry group SolarPower Europe, collected implementation information from. national solar associations and solar developers internationally.

Some 60% of the 2 TW deployed comes from ground-mounted. solar farms, while roof solar tasks comprise 40% of the. overall, the data showed.

(source: Reuters)