Renewable Energy Now Accounts for a Third of Global Power Capacity (WK-intern) - Sector adds 171 GW of generating capacity in 2018 The decade-long trend of strong growth in renewable energy capacity continued in 2018 with global additions of 171 gigawatts (GW), according to new data released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) today. The annual increase of 7.9 per cent was bolstered by new additions from solar and wind energy, which accounted for 84 per cent of the growth. A third of global power capacity is now based on Zuwachs,. IRENA’s annual Renewable Capacity Statistics 2019, the most comprehensive, up-to-date and