Renewables Reached Nearly 50% of Global Electricity Capacity Last Year

Nearly Half the World’s Power Capacity Is Now Renewable — What That Really Means

Impakter Nearly Half the World’s Power Capacity Is Now Renewable — What That Really Means The numbers landing from the new International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) report, “Renewable Capacity Statistics 2026,” show significant and encouraging progress. A record 692 GW of renewable energy capacity was added globally in 2025, pushing total worldwide renewable power capacity to 5.14 terawatts — 49% of global installed power capacity.  That 49%…

Renewables Reached Nearly 50% of Global Electricity Capacity Last Year

Renewables made up nearly half of global installed electricity capacity by the end of 2025, "accounting for 85.6% of global capacity expansion," reports the Register, citing the International Renewable Energy Agency's (IRENA) 2026 Renewable Capacity Statistics report. "Per IRENA's data, that aforeme...

Renewables Now Powers Half of Global Electricity Capacity

According to new figures, the share of renewables in global electricity capacity grew to 49.4 percent in 2025.