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Low demand driving consolidation

With the release of second quarter financial results, the rankings of global module shipments in the first half of the year can be confirmed. JinkoSolar shipped 4.8 GW to take first place in this period.

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pv magazine

11 Sep 2018

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Module Demand forecast 09/2018 | pv magazine/Harald Schütt

Although global module demand reached 45 GW in the first half of 2018, the market is still plagued by PV trade wars and policy changes. Not only is China’s domestic demand depressed after the 31/5 announcement, but India’s 25% safeguard measure has impacted the country’s module demand. India’s 2018 annual demand is now forecast at …

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