Chinese PV Industry Brief: More glass capacity and a 5GW module factory under construction
Glass maker Flat Glass wants to add 7,200 MT of new glass capacity spread across six new production lines and panel manufacturer Eging PV started construction of a new PV panel factory with an annual capacity of 5 GW.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Daqo could make 125,000 tons of poly this year
Also, heterojunction module manufacturer Huasun has begun assembling production lines at its new 2GW factory and Trina Solar has agreed to buy 290 million wafers from Beijing Jingyuntong Technology.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Shangji Automation expands polysilicon capacity by 100,000 MT
In other news, Longi announced it further raised wafer prices and the China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA) said the Chinese PV market may reach a size of up to 90 GW in 2022.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Soaring profits for Trina and Shuangliang
Panel maker Trina Solar and wafer manufacturing compatriot Shuangliang Eco-Energy have announced bumper profits from last year as polysilicon producer GCL ponders a rebrand.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Hoshine plans 200,000 ton poly fab
Hoshine will invest $2.75 billion in the new polysilicon factory. Elsewhere, Irico New Energy today announced a strategic co-operation agreement with PV manufacturer Jinko Solar that will see it prioritize supply of solar panel glass.
India’s Borosil to expand solar glass production capacity to 2,000 tons per day
The solar panel glass manufacturer expects strong growth in demand for its products at home and abroad with a significant rise expected in the production of PV modules in the USA and Europe.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: GCL-Poly wants to move to Shanghai Stock Exchange
In other news, Longi raised funds to build another 18 GW of solar cell capacity and Suntech began work on its 10 GW module factory in Anhui Province.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Longi raises wafer prices
Furthermore, Solar manufacturer JinkoSolar was listed on Wednesday on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and Zhonghuan Semiconductor said it expects a 286% growth in profits for 2021.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Longi was the world’s largest module manufacturer in 2021
According to PVInfolink, the top 10 solar manufacturers accounted for over 160GW of shipments or a global market share of 90% in 2021.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: China added 53 GW of new PV capacity in 2021
The National Energy Administration (NEA) reported this week that the newly installed PV capacity for the Chinese market reached around 53 GW last year. Of this capacity, around 29 GW comes from distributed generation projects. The country’s cumulative installed power reached 306 GW at the end of December.
