Fact-check: “Solar power is now cheaper than coal in most countries”
Verdict: Mostly True (72% confidence)
The global evidence strongly supports that utility-scale solar LCOE is now below coal in the majority of markets. The IEA confirmed solar as 'the cheapest electricity in history' back in 2021, and more recent sources from 2025 confirm that in 'almost every part of the world' new solar is cheaper than new coal. The main qualification is that 'most countries' is hard to verify on a strict per-country basis — high financing costs, low solar irradiance, or cheap domestic coal keep some markets (par…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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