In the first quarter of 2019, solar cells, solar panels, and photovoltaic wafer export data were released. What is the export market like? Let’s take a look!
Solar cell
In the first quarter of 2019, China’s solar cell exports totaled US$400 million, an increase of 35.71% year-on-year; installed capacity was 2,777 MW, a year-on-year increase of 100.5%. Mainly exported to South Korea, India, Vietnam, Turkey and Germany. Among them, Aixu, Jingao, Tongwei, Suntech, Tianhe, and Shunfeng Optoelectronics have accounted for about 50% of the global market.
In the first quarter of 2019, China’s solar panel exports totaled US$4.39 billion, up 31.89% year-on-year; installed capacity was 16.78GWMW, up 77.63% year-on-year. Mainly in Vietnam, the Netherlands, India, Japan, Australia as the main market.
Photovoltaic silicon wafer
In the first quarter of 2019, the export value of photovoltaic wafers in China decreased significantly. The total export value of the world was 582 million US dollars, down 37.06% year-on-year; the installed capacity was 1.346 billion pieces, down 11.19% year-on-year. Most are sold to Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand and India.