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Updated · Market.us · Aug 3
Global Solar Farm Market to Hit $359.9 Billion by 2035 as Low-Cost Solar Drives 11.1% CAGR
Updated
Updated · Market.us · Aug 3

Global Solar Farm Market to Hit $359.9 Billion by 2035 as Low-Cost Solar Drives 11.1% CAGR

1 articles · Updated · Market.us · Aug 3

Summary

  • The solar farm market was valued at $127.4 billion in 2025 and is forecast to nearly triple to $359.9 billion by 2035, reflecting expected 11.1% annual growth.
  • Low-cost utility-scale solar is the main driver, with the report saying it is increasingly replacing new thermal generation as the cheapest scalable power source in many markets.
  • Asia Pacific led in 2025 with a 41.6% share and $53.0 billion in revenue, while utility-scale projects held 58% of the market and photovoltaic technology accounted for 84%.
  • Solar's wider power role is also expanding: global solar PV generation rose to 620 TWh in 2025 from 450 TWh in 2024, lifting solar to about 8% of worldwide electricity.
  • Growth still faces bottlenecks from grid-connection delays, curtailment and transformer shortages, while future upside is expected from solar-plus-storage, data-center energy parks and agrivoltaics.

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