This statistic displays the investment costs for utility-scale and residential solar photovoltaic power globally in 2015, in selected countries. At this time, investment costs for residential solar photovoltaic power in China were about U.S. dollars per kilowatt. The drop in solar prices is fueling the immense growth seen in the global photovoltaic industry.
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IRENA. (June 22, 2016). Investment cost of residential and utility scale solar photovoltaic power globally in 2015, by select country (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt hours) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/566508/global-investment-cost-of-residential-and-utility-electricity-in-solar-photovoltaics-by-country/
IRENA. "Investment cost of residential and utility scale solar photovoltaic power globally in 2015, by select country (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt hours)." Chart. June 22, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/566508/global-investment-cost-of-residential-and-utility-electricity-in-solar-photovoltaics-by-country/
IRENA. (2016). Investment cost of residential and utility scale solar photovoltaic power globally in 2015, by select country (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt hours). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/566508/global-investment-cost-of-residential-and-utility-electricity-in-solar-photovoltaics-by-country/
IRENA. "Investment Cost of Residential and Utility Scale Solar Photovoltaic Power Globally in 2015, by Select Country (in U.S. Dollars per Kilowatt Hours)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 22 Jun 2016, /statistics/566508/global-investment-cost-of-residential-and-utility-electricity-in-solar-photovoltaics-by-country/
IRENA, Investment cost of residential and utility scale solar photovoltaic power globally in 2015, by select country (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt hours) ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/566508/global-investment-cost-of-residential-and-utility-electricity-in-solar-photovoltaics-by-country/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Investment cost of residential and utility scale solar photovoltaic power globally in 2015, by select country (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt hours) [Graph], IRENA, June 22, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/566508/global-investment-cost-of-residential-and-utility-electricity-in-solar-photovoltaics-by-country/