SPE Calls For 5 GW Cell/ Module Capacity In Europe
In Major Policy Push, Lobby Group SolarPower Europe Asks Policy Makers To Provide Framework To Have Its Own 5 GW Cell & Module Manufacturing Capacity In Order To Serve 15 GW Of Anticipated Annual Future Demand
SolarPower Europe President Christian Westermeier, also VP sales at Wacker Chemie, said the association wants to see large amounts of solar products including wafers, cells and modules made in the European Union in the coming years.
PV Manufacturers In India Planning 4 GW Expansion
Expecting Protectionist Measures, 28 Domestic & International PV Manufacturers In India Plan Capacity Expansion By 4 GW In 2018
Anticipating the Indian government’s affirmative response towards protectionist pleas of the industry, PV companies in India are planning to expand module manufacturing capacity to 4 GW, as per Mercom (Source: Mercom India Research).
India’s Cell/Module Capacities Underutilized
India’s Cell/Module Production Capacity Much Higher Than What’s Actually Operational; Cell Output Below 2 GW, Modules Under 6 GW
MNRE’s May numbers of Indian cell/module manufacturing capacities do not include Adani’s new production as operational, but even then capacities would be much higher than what’s actually being used..
