Spot price for Chinese solar cells rises 0.32% W/W - EnergyTrend

Oct 2, 2014 - The average spot price for China-made solar cells went up by 0.32% week-on-week to USD 0.315 (EUR 0.250) per watt during the seven days through October 1, according to the latest EnergyTrend statistics.

In the meantime, Taiwan-made solar photovoltaic (PV) cells continued to trade at the same price as in the prior week -- USD 0.335 per watt. There was no change in the spot price for multi-crystalline silicon (multi-Si) and mono-crystalline silicon (mono-Si) cells either, as they continued to sell at an average of USD 1.535 and USD 1.780 per 156-sq-mm piece, respectively.

The average module price was flat at USD 0.575 per watt.

As for wafers, the multi-Si units of 156 sq mm in size experienced a 0.22% increase in their average price to USD 0.900. The one for mono-Si wafers also went up, by 0.85% to USD 1.180 per 156-sq-mm piece.

The prices of CPV and inverters also remained unchanged during the past seven days and thin-films were no exception. However, the price per 1 kg of polysilicon, a crucial raw material for most photovoltaics, rose by 0.29% to USD 20.400.

EnergyTrend is a division of Taiwanese market researcher Trendforce.

(USD 1.0 = EUR 0.793)

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