Fact-check: “Solar power is now cheaper than coal in most countries”
Verdict: Mostly True (72% confidence)
The broad direction of the claim is well-supported by multiple authoritative institutional sources. IRENA's July 2025 report found that in 2024, utility-scale solar PV was on average 41% cheaper than the lowest-cost fossil fuel alternatives globally, and 91% of newly commissioned renewable capacity came in below the cheapest new fossil fuel option. However, no primary institutional source explicitly counts how many countries have solar cheaper than coal specifically and confirms this exceeds ha…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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