That’s more than 60% below the US price of 40 cents per watt, according to the report. A year ago, Chinese panels cost 26 cents per watt. China’s price plunge gives manufacturers there an enormous advantage over rivals in places like the United States and Europe.
A year ago, Chinese panels cost 26 cents per watt. China’s price plunge gives manufacturers there an enormous advantage over rivals in places like the United States and Europe. US producers have been increasingly concerned by the wave of new factories in China, which could make their own uneconomical.
Oversupply pushed prices of finished solar panels in China down 42 per cent in 2023, making Chinese panels more than 60 per cent cheaper than US-made equipment, with some module-only manufacturers taking orders at negative margins to preserve market share, said Wood Mackenzie analyst Huaiyan Sun.
REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights SHANGHAI, June 12 (Reuters) - Chinese solar panel manufacturers said they are seeking immediate government intervention to curb investment and industry collaboration to arrest a plunge in prices of solar cells and modules, as the industry faces overcapacity.
However, with no end in sight for the plunge in prices, industry officials and analysts said intense competition was threatening to drive smaller producers into bankruptcy. Rapid capacity additions drove down prices of China's finished solar panels by 42% last year.
Between June 2023 and February 2024, at least eight companies cancelled or suspended more than 59 GW of new production capacity, equivalent to 6.9% of China's total finished panel production capacity in 2023, according to the China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA).
TOKYO -- Solar panel prices have dropped by half over the past year amid a flood of supply from China that has led European manufacturers to shut down factories and seek support from policymakers.
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Oversupply pushed prices of finished solar panels in China down 42 per cent in 2023, making Chinese panels more than 60 per cent cheaper than US-made equipment, with …
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