Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: From March to April, the Export of Crystalline Silicon PV Module Products Reached 40.5GW

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently released the operation of the national photovoltaic manufacturing industry from March to April 2023. From March to April 2023, China's photovoltaic industry continued to operate at a high operating rate. According to the information of photovoltaic industry standard announcement enterprises and industry associations,

the output of polysilicon, silicon wafers, batteries and components in China increased by more than 72% year on year. In the

polysilicon sector, the national output from March to April was about 210 thousand tons, an increase of 72.1% over the same period. In the

silicon wafer sector, the national output was about 88.1 GW, up 79.8% year on year. In the

battery sector, the output of crystalline silicon batteries in China was about 79.9 GW, up 81.6% year on year. In the

module sector, the output of crystalline silicon modules in China was about 74.1GW, up 92.5% year on year.

From March to April, the export volume of photovoltaic products in China exceeded 10.7 billion US dollars, up 29.3% year-on-year, and the cumulative export volume from January to April exceeded 19.3 billion US dollars, up 18.9% year-on-year.