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Supply and demand in 2019

The PV market went through a succession of changes in 2018, including the United States Section 201, China’s 31/5 policy, and India’s safeguard tariff, writes PV InfoLink Chief Analyst Corrine Lin. This massively impacted demand this year, which saw a downward trend for the first time in years. However, it appears that policy stability has almost been reached, and module demand is expected to rebound to 95-100 GW next year.

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pv magazine

02 Nov 2018

Corrine Lin is Chief Analyst at Taiwan-based PV InfoLink. She works on market conditions, spot market prices, capacity expansions, and production technology across the supply chain. | Image: Dave Tacon/ pv magazine

Judging by current and global developments, it is expected that demand in Q4 2018 will be similar to Q3. The global market has not yet seen promising increases in support. In 2019, demand will start to climb from the second half, as emerging markets continue to grow and China, India, Europe, and the United States. …

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