Calendar Week 34 was a mixed bag for the TaiyangNews PV Price Index, with wafer and module prices recording increases, while cell prices fell by double digits week-on-week (WoW).
The polysilicon segment was unchanged for the fourth consecutive week.
The wafer segment recorded gains of 4.2% to 24.4% WoW, following increases of 9.1% to 12.5% in CW33.
After recording some of the largest WoW increases in recent weeks, cell prices fell by 11.8% to 19.7% in CW34. The category, however, remains up by double digits month-on-month (MoM).
Prices for the 4 TOPCon bifacial module types increased by 1.4% to 1.5% WoW.
The two solar glass variants have seen no price changes since CW17.
The TaiyangNews PV Price Index is now on a 4-week streak of relative stability, despite the sharp movements in wafer and cell prices over the past two weeks. While the polysilicon segment has lost more than a third of its value year-to-date (YtD), wafers and cells have significantly clawed back their earlier declines. Solar glass prices are down between 7.5% and 14.8%. Among modules, only one module type remains in the red YtD.
The data refers to average product prices in China. The data was collected by Chinese market research firm Gessey PV Consulting.
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