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Prices of all upstream PV products such as silicon wafers and silicon ingots increased recently, but downstream module prices continued to decline and reached new lows.

PV Price Watch update with TCL Zhonghuan's wafer price reduction for both its p-type and n-type products, following LONGi's price reduction.

TCL Zhonghuan has made a series of announcements recently, including investing in a 25GW N-type TOPCon project, initiating a share buyback and releasing its operating data in the first quarter of the year, which reflected its new direction in the industry and confidence in high quality development.

China’s PV industry's production value last year reached RMB1.4 trillion (US$203.5 billion), according to a report published by China’s ministry of industry and information technology.

Module manufacturer Meyer Burger has signed a supply agreement for silicon wafers with Norwegian solar energy company NorSun. 

Silicon wafer prices declined last week, according to figures from the Silicon Industry Branch of the China Nonferrous Metal Industry Association.

TCL Zhonghuan cut the price of its solar wafers for the first time this year, with this trend expected to continue as new production capacity comes online across the industry.

Wafer manufacturers in China are posting massive profits despite competition soaring and wafer sizes increasing across the market

A research consortium has devised a production line with a throughput of up to 20,000 wafers per hour, which is double the usual amount.

Europe must build out its own large-scale, vertically integrated solar PV manufacturing base as a means to ensure its clean energy transition.