1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 9
1.2 List of Figures 12
2 Executive Summary 16
2.1 Global Installed Solar PV Module Capacity will grow until 2020 but with Small Annual Additions 16
2.2 China, Japan and the US were the largest consumers of Solar PV Modules in 2015 16
2.3 Japan’s Annual PV Module Installations Soared in 2013 and 2014 16
2.4 Module Installations in Major European Countries Affected by FiT Cuts 17
2.5 China Remains Largest Producer of Solar PV Modules 17
3 Introduction 18
3.1 Solar Photovoltaic Technology 18
3.2 Types of Solar Modules 18
3.2.1 c-Si Modules 18
3.2.2 Thin-film Technology 18
3.3 GlobalData Report Guidance 20
4 Solar PV Module Market, Global 21
4.1 Solar PV Module Market, Global, Overview 21
4.2 Solar PV Module Market, Global, Annual Installations, 2009–2020 22
4.2.1 Solar PV Module Market, Global, Annual Installations by Module type, 2009–2020 23
4.3 Solar PV Module Market, Global, Production Volume and Capacity, 2006–2014 26
4.3.1 Solar PV Module Market, Global, Production Share by module type, 2006–2014 27
4.4 Solar PV Module Market, Global, Average Module Price by Module Type, 2009–2020 30
4.5 Solar PV Module Market, Global, Market Size by Module Type, 2009–2020 32
4.6 Solar PV Module Market, Global, Competitive Landscape 35
4.6.1 Solar PV Module Market, Global, Top manufacturers, 2014 35
4.6.2 Solar PV Module Market, Global, Crystalline Market Share by Company, 2014 36
4.6.3 Solar PV Module Market, Global, Thin-film Market Share by Company, 2014 38
4.7 Solar PV Module Market, Global, Regional Share 39
4.7.1 Solar PV Module Market, Global, Installed Capacity Share by Region, 2015 39
4.7.2 Solar PV Module Market, Global, Production Share by Region, 2014 41
4.8 Solar PV Module Market, Global, Country Share 42
4.8.1 Solar PV Module Market, Global, Installed Capacity Share by Country, 2015 42
4.8.2 Solar PV Module Market, Global, Production Share by Country, 2014 44
4.9 Solar PV Module Market, Global, Market Forces Analysis 46
4.9.1 Solar PV Module Market, Global, Key Drivers 46
4.9.2 Solar PV Module Market, Global, Key Restraints and Challenges 49
5 Solar PV Module Market, China 52
5.1 Solar PV Module Market, China, Overview 52
5.2 Solar PV Module Market, China, Annual Installations, 2009–2020 52
5.2.1 Solar PV Module Market, China, Annual Installations by Module type, 2009–2020 54
5.3 Solar PV Module Market, China, Production Volume and Capacity, 2006–2014 57
5.3.1 Solar PV Module Market, China, Production Share by Module Type, 2006–2014 58
5.4 Solar PV Module Market, China, Average Module Price by Module Type, 2009– 2020 61
5.5 Solar PV Module Market, China, Market Size by Module Type, 2009–2020 62
5.6 Solar PV Module Market, China, Competitive Landscape 66
5.6.1 Solar PV Module Market, China, Crystalline Market Share by Company, 2014 66
5.6.2 Solar PV Module Market, China, Thin-film Market Share by Company, 2014 67
5.7 Solar PV Module Market, China, Key Policy Initiatives 68
5.7.1 Golden Sun Program 69
5.7.2 BIPV Subsidy Program 70
5.7.3 FiTs for Solar Projects 70
5.7.4 Notice of the Ministry of Finance on the Value Added Tax Policies on Solar PV Power Generation, September 29, 2013 71
5.7.5 Distributed PV Power Generation Project 71
5.7.6 Notice of the National Energy Administration and China Development Bank on Supporting the Financial Services to the Distributed Solar PV Power Generation 71
5.7.7 Notice on Effect of Price Leverage to Promote Healthy Development of PV Industry 72
5.7.8 Subsidies for Solar PV in Rural Areas 72
5.7.9 R&D Support for Solar PV 72
5.7.10 Solar Power Technology Development 12th Five-Year Special Plan 73
5.7.11 Shandong Province Energy Fund 73
5.7.12 Shandong Provinces Sunshine Plan 74
5.7.13 Anti-Dumping Duties Levied on Chinese Solar Manufacturers 74
6 Solar PV Module Market, India 75
6.1 Solar PV Module Market, India, Overview 75
6.2 Solar PV Module Market, India, Annual Installations, 2009–2020 76
6.2.1 Solar PV Module Market, India, Annual Installations by Module type, 2009–2020 77
6.3 Solar PV Module Market, India, Production Volume and Capacity, 2006–2014 80
6.3.1 Solar PV Module Market, India, Production Share by Module Type, 2006–2014 81
6.4 Solar PV Module Market, India, Average Module Price by Module Type, 2009– 2020 84
6.5 Solar PV Module Market, India, Market Size by Module Type, 2009–2020 85
6.6 Solar PV Module Market, India, Competitive Landscape 89
6.6.1 Solar PV Module Market, India, Crystalline Market Share by Company, 2014 89
6.6.2 Solar PV Module Market, India, Thin-film Market Share by Company, 2014 91
6.7 Solar PV Module Market, India, Key Policy Initiatives 91
6.7.1 Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission 92
6.7.2 Generation-Based Incentives 94
6.7.3 FiTs 94
6.7.4 India Semiconductor Policy 98
6.7.5 National Policy on Electronics 2012 98
6.7.6 Demonstration and Promotion of Solar PV Devices and Systems in Urban Areas and Industry 98
6.7.7 Development of Solar Cities Scheme 99
6.7.8 Energy-Efficient Solar and Green Buildings Scheme 100
7 Solar PV Module Market, US 101
7.1 Solar PV Module Market, US, Overview 101
7.2 Solar PV Module Market, US, Annual Installations, 2009–2020 101
7.2.1 Solar PV Module Market, US, Annual Installations by Module type, 2009–2020 103
7.3 Solar PV Module Market, US, Production Volume and Capacity, 2006–2014 106
7.3.1 Solar PV Module Market, US, Production Share by Module Type, 2006–2014 107
7.4 Solar PV Module Market, US, Average Module Price by Module Type, 2009–2020 109
7.5 Solar PV Module Market, US, Market Size by Module Type, 2009–2020 111
7.6 Solar PV Module Market, US, Competitive Landscape 115
7.6.1 Solar PV Module Market, US, Crystalline Market Share by Company, 2014 115
7.6.2 Solar PV Module Market, US, Thin-film Market Share by Company, 2014 116
7.7 Solar PV Module Market, US, Key Policy Initiatives 117
7.7.1 Solar America Initiative 118
7.7.2 SunShot Initiative 119
8 Solar PV Module Market, Germany 120
8.1 Solar PV Module Market, Germany, Overview 120
8.2 Solar PV Module Market, Germany, Annual Installations, 2009–2020 120
8.2.1 Solar PV Module Market, Germany, Annual Installations by Module type, 2009–2020 122
8.3 Solar PV Module Market, Germany, Production Volume and Capacity, 2006– 2014 125
8.3.1 Solar PV Module Market, Germany, Production Share by Module Type, 2006–2014 126
8.4 Solar PV Module Market, Germany, Average Module Price by Module Type, 2009–2020 129
8.5 Solar PV Module Market, Germany, Market Size by Module Type, 2009–2020 130
8.6 Solar PV Module Market, Germany, Competitive Landscape 134
8.6.1 Solar PV Module Market, Germany, Crystalline Market Share by Company, 2014 134
8.6.2 Solar PV Module Market, Germany, Thin-film Market Share by Company, 2014 135
8.7 Solar PV Module Market, Germany, Key Policy Initiatives 137
8.7.1 FiTs for Solar PV under EEG 137
9 Solar PV Module Market, Japan 139
9.1 Solar PV Module Market, Japan, Overview 139
9.2 Solar PV Module Market, Japan, Annual Installations, 2009–2020 139
9.2.1 Solar PV Module Market, Japan, Annual Installations by Module Type, 2009–2020 141
9.3 Solar PV Module Market, Japan, Production Volume and Capacity, 2006–2014 142
9.3.1 Solar PV Module Market, Japan, Production Share by Module Type, 2006–2014 144
9.4 Solar PV Module Market, Japan, Average Module Price by Module Type, 2009–2020 146
9.5 Solar PV Module Market, Japan, Market Size by Module Type, 2009–2020 148
9.6 Solar PV Module Market, Japan, Competitive Landscape 151
9.6.1 Solar PV Module Market, Japan, Crystalline Market Share by Company, 2014 151
9.6.2 Solar PV Module Market, Japan, Thin-film Market Share by Company, 2014 152
9.7 Solar PV Module Market, Japan, Key Policy Initiatives 153
9.7.1 Subsidy for Residential PV Systems 154
9.7.2 Solar Power in Government Office Buildings 155
9.7.3 Fiscal and Tax Incentives for Solar PV Generation 155
10 Solar PV Module Market, Italy 157
10.1 Solar PV Module Market, Italy, Overview 157
10.2 Solar PV Module Market, Italy, Annual Installations, 2009–2020 157
10.2.1 Solar PV Module Market, Italy, Annual Installations by Module type, 2009–2020 159
10.3 Solar PV Module Market, Italy, Production Volume and Capacity, 2006–2014 161
10.3.1 Solar PV Module Market, Italy, Production Share by Module Type, 2006–2014 162
10.4 Solar PV Module Market, Italy, Average Module Price by Module Type, 2009–2020 165
10.5 Solar PV Module Market, Italy, Market Size by Module Type, 2009–2020 167
10.6 Solar PV Module Market, Italy, Competitive Landscape 170
10.6.1 Solar PV Module Market, Italy, Crystalline Market Share by Company, 2014 170
10.6.2 Solar PV Module Market, Italy, Thin-film Market Share by Company, 2014 171
10.7 Solar PV Module Market, Italy, Key Policy Initiatives 172
11 Solar PV Module Market, Canada 174
11.1 Solar PV Module Market, Canada, Overview 174
11.2 Solar PV Module Market, Canada, Annual Installations, 2009–2020 174
11.2.1 Solar PV Module Market, Canada, Annual Installations by Module type, 2009– 2020 176
11.3 Solar PV Module Market, Canada, Production Volume and Capacity, 2006– 2014 179
11.3.1 Solar PV Module Market, Canada, Production Share by Module Type, 2006– 2014 180
11.4 Solar PV Module Market, Canada, Average Module Price by Module Type, 2009–2020 180
11.5 Solar PV Module Market, Canada, Market Size by Module Type, 2009–2020 182
11.6 Solar PV Module Market, Canada, Competitive Landscape 185
11.6.1 Solar PV Module Market, Canada, Crystalline Market Share by Company, 2014 185
11.7 Solar PV Module Market, Canada, Key Policy Initiatives 186
12 Solar PV Module Market, UK 188
12.1 Solar PV Module Market, UK, Overview 188
12.2 Solar PV Module Market, UK, Annual Installations, 2009–2020 188
12.2.1 Solar PV Module Market, UK, Annual Installations by Module type, 2009–2020 190
12.3 Solar PV Module Market, UK, Production Volume and Capacity, 2006–2014 191
12.3.1 Solar PV Module Market, UK, Production Share by Module Type, 2006–2014 192
12.4 Solar PV Module Market, UK, Average Module Price by Module Type, 2009– 2020 193
12.5 Solar PV Module Market, UK, Market Size by Module Type, 2009–2020 194
12.6 Solar PV Module Market, UK, Competitive Landscape 198
12.6.1 Solar PV Module Market, UK, Crystalline Market Share by Company, 2014 198
12.7 Solar PV Module Market, UK, Key Policy Initiatives 199
13 Solar PV Module Market, France 201
13.1 Solar PV Module Market, France, Overview 201
13.2 Solar PV Module Market, France, Annual Installations, 2009–2020 201
13.2.1 Solar PV Module Market, France, Annual Installations by Module type, 2009– 2020 203
13.3 Solar PV Module Market, France, Production Volume and Capacity, 2006–2014 205
13.3.1 Solar PV Module Market, France, Production Share by Module Type, 2006–2014 206
13.4 Solar PV Module Market, France, Average Module Price by Module Type, 2009–2020 206
13.5 Solar PV Module Market, France, Market Size by Module Type, 2009–2020 208
13.6 Solar PV Module Market, France, Competitive Landscape 211
13.6.1 Solar PV Module Market, France, Crystalline Market Share by Company, 2014 211
13.7 Solar PV Module Market, France, Key Policy Initiatives 211
14 Solar PV Module Market, Australia 213
14.1 Solar PV Module Market, Australia, Overview 213
14.2 Solar PV Module Market, Australia, Annual Installations, 2009–2020 213
14.2.1 Solar PV Module Market, Australia, Annual Installations by Module type, 2009–2020 215
14.3 Solar PV Module Market, Australia, Production Volume and Capacity, 2006–2014 217
14.3.1 Solar PV Module Market, Australia, Production Share by Module Type, 2006– 2014 218
14.4 Solar PV Module Market, Australia, Average Module Price by Module Type, 2009–2020 218
14.5 Solar PV Module Market, Australia, Market Size by Module Type, 2009–2020 220
14.6 Solar PV Module Market, Australia, Competitive Landscape 223
14.6.1 Solar PV Module Market, Australia, Crystalline Market Share by Company, 2014 223
14.7 Solar PV Module Market, Australia, Key Policy Initiatives 223
14.7.1 Solar Cities Program 224
14.7.2 Collaboration on Building Solar Future 224
14.7.3 FiT 224
15 Appendix 226
15.1 Definitions 226
15.1.1 Power 226
15.1.2 Installed Capacity 226
15.1.3 Electricity Generation 226
15.1.4 Electricity Consumption 226
15.1.5 RER 226
15.2 Abbreviations 227
15.3 Bibliography 229
15.4 Contact Us 230
15.5 Disclaimer 230