According to updated data from the China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA), China installed around 30.88 GW of new solar PV systems in the first half of 2022.
The amount of newly installed PV capacity in the same time frame last year was 13.01 GW. The nation's total installed capacity was 340 GW in the end of June. The CPIA predicted that this
year, between 85 and 100 GW of new PV installations might be installed in China.
The association also disclosed that total panel shipments to overseas markets reached 78.6 GW, with wafer, cell, and module exports amounting to $25.9 billion in the year's first half. Wafer production hit 152.8 GW ( 45.5 percent) and polysilicon production reached 365,000 MT ( 54 percent). The outputs of solar cells and modules were 135.5 GW (up 46.6%) and 123.6 GW (up 54.1%). P-type wafers with a size of 218.2 now cost CNY 10.62 ($1.57) per unit, an increase of CNY 0.41 from wafer maker TCL Zhonghuan Semiconductor. The cost of 182 mm items grew by CNY 0.28 to CNY 7.47 a piece, and the cost of 210 mm wafers climbed by CNY 0.38 to CNY 9.83 per unit. The price was increased by CNY 0.24 to CNY 6.21 for wafers with a 166 mm size, and the price was set at CNY 6.21 for the 166 mm size. The price of 210 mm wafers for n-type
goods was increased by CNY 0.40 to CNY 10.42 per unit, and that of 182 mm wafers by CNY 0.30 to CNY 8.07 per piece. The cost of the 166 mm-diameter smallest n-type wafers increased
by CNY 0.26 to CNY 6.71 per piece.China is the motherland of many solar industry leaders such as Longi Solar, Trina Solar, Sungrow, Fox ESS and etc.
It is safe to say that China nowadays is the epicenter of the development of the solar industry andwill remain so for a long time: due to the investment and work implemented.
