Switzerland’s PV market added 1.33 GW of new capacity in 2025, bringing cumulative installations to 9.5 GW, while solar generation covered 13.71% of electricity demand.
Switzerland had installed 338,270 photovoltaic systems with a combined capacity of 9,498.6 MW at the end of 2025, according to new figures released by local association Swissolar.
The Swiss photovoltaic market experienced a significant decline in demand last year, with new PV capacity additions falling from 1.8 GW in 2024 to 1.33 GW in 2025, according to the statistics.
Installed photovoltaic systems generated nearly 8 TWh of electricity in Switzerland in 2025, representing a 33.3% increase compared with 2024, when solar power covered 13.71% of the country’s electricity consumption.
The report also provides a breakdown of newly installed systems by market segment. Of the 37,257 new installations, 25,562 were located on single-family homes. These systems had an average capacity of 13.4 kW, for a combined total of 342.9 MW during the year.
