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PV module prices in India have increased by ~ 38% in the last 20 months, in part due to provide chain disruptions and also increasing solar demand, with rates not expected to drop till completion of following year.

The quoted price of residential solar in the United States inched up in the second fifty percent of last year, more than likely due to the results of supply chain constraints and shortages, new research from marketplace carrier EnergySage has actually disclosed.

The continuous increase in module prices, driven by greater input prices, remains to add to the threats for big solar projects. International markets from the United States to Europe to India will certainly feel the impact of these higher expenses, coming as they do at a time of climbing power expenses from fossil fuels also.

India’s Maharashtra state has launched a process to procure a major slice of grid-linked solar power, pushing for low prices in line with earlier tenders this year.

A maturing PV market does not automatically deliver certainty in terms of technology roadmaps and industry dynamics. Crystalizing trends and anticipating developments is the business of analysts, so pv magazine assembled four of solar’s best to talk about prices, technology and market-defining policy developments.

The latest figures show the solar policy vacuum, and related dearth of demand in China earlier this year accelerated price reductions for cell makers. Although prices are expected to rebound in line with renewed thirst for solar in China, cell makers such as Tongwei are feeling the pain.