PV module spot price slips 0.16% W/W - PVinsights

Sep 11, 2014 - The average spot price of silicon solar modules decreased by 0.16% in the week ended September 10 to USD 0.612 (EUR 0.474) per watt, according to data by research firm PVinsights.

The spot price of a thin-film module averaged USD 0.649 per watt, making a 0.15% drop week-on-week.

Meanwhile, the spot prices of all photovoltaic (PV) cells remain unchanged from the preceding seven days. Multi-crystalline silicon (multi-Si) cells traded at an average of USD 1.349 per 156-sq-mm piece, while mono-crystalline silicon (mono-Si) cells of the same size were sold at an average of USD 1.913. The spot price for Taiwan-made polysilicon cells also remained the same at USD 0.321 per watt in the period under review.

Moving up the supply chain, the price for multi-si wafers climbed by 0.36% to USD 0.838 per 156-sq-mm piece but remained at USD 1.193 apiece for mono-Si units.

PV-grade polysilicon, the main raw material for the photovoltaics industry, slipped by 0.1% to USD 20.580 per kg, while for second-grade polysilicon it rose by 0.49% to USD 20.320 per kg.

(USD 1.0 = EUR 0.774)

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