When a spark becomes a fire

In 2021, China installed 21.6 GW of residential PV, which accounted for nearly 40% of the total annual installation figure of 54.9 GW. Spool back to 2018, and the residential segment clocked in at a mere 3 GW – less than 7% of the total for the year. Vincent Shaw in Shanghai reports on how changing market priorities caused a spark that quickly became a fire.

Issue 06 – 2022

A pilot program in Zhejiang province facilitated the installation of 4 MW of residential rooftop solar, using 1,200 Growatt inverters.

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