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The export value of China's photovoltaic products is expected to approach 60 billion US dollars in 2023
Multiple product exports maintain growth
Since the beginning of this year, China's silicon wafer exports have achieved stable growth. Data shows that from January to July, China's export of photovoltaic silicon wafers reached 3.074 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 15.04%. From the perspective of export market, China's silicon wafer export market is mainly concentrated in Southeast Asian countries. Among them, Vietnam ranks first in the Chinese silicon wafer export market. From January to July, the amount of Chinese silicon wafer exports to Vietnam was 781 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 16.15%; Thailand ranks second in the Chinese silicon wafer export market. From January to July, the amount of Chinese silicon wafer exports to Thailand was 780 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 79.25%; Malaysia ranks third in the Chinese silicon wafer export market. From January to July, the amount of Chinese silicon wafer exports to Malaysia was $700 million, a year-on-year decrease of 1.97%.
China's battery cell exports continue to grow. Data shows that from January to July, the export value of Chinese battery cells was 2.726 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 35.42%, and the export volume was 22.65GW, a year-on-year increase of 80.86%. At present, Türkiye, India and Cambodia are the top three export markets of China's battery chips. Data shows that from January to July, China's export of battery chips to Türkiye was 904 million US dollars, up 107.74% year on year; The export value to India was 581 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 40.13%; The export value to Cambodia was 422 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 132.99%.
The growth rate of China's photovoltaic module exports has slowed down. Data shows that from January to July, China's export value of photovoltaic modules was 26.12 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 2.1%; The export volume was 123GW, a year-on-year increase of 30.4%. The Netherlands, Brazil, and Spain have become the top three export markets for Chinese photovoltaic modules. Data shows that from January to July, the export value of Chinese photovoltaic modules to the Netherlands was 7.213 billion US dollars, an increase of 5.08% year-on-year; The export value to Brazil was 2.28 billion US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 22.15%; The export value to Spain was 1.539 billion US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 18.18%.
The export volume of inverters in China has maintained rapid growth. Data shows that from January to July, China's inverter export value was 6.917 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 71.51%. The Netherlands, Germany, and South Africa have become the top three export markets for Chinese inverters. Data shows that from January to July, the export value of Chinese inverters to the Netherlands was 2.278 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 126.98%; The export value to Germany was 686 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 181.06%; The export value to South Africa was 450 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 453.22%.
Multiple Measures to Accelerate the Development of Photovoltaic Industry
In recent years, China's photovoltaic industry has been plagued by frequent trade frictions. However, with the advantages of the entire industry chain and industry scale that have been developed for many years, China's photovoltaic industry still occupies a dominant position in the international market.
At present, China's photovoltaic manufacturing sector has three advantages: high industrial chain integrity, deep technological accumulation, and solid industrial foundation. Its manufacturing costs are lower than those of Europe and the United States, and it has been favored by the international market, "Zhang Sen said. According to calculations by the European Commission, the total cost of photovoltaic manufacturing in China is 35% lower than that in Europe, 20% and 10% lower than that in the United States and India, respectively. Taking photovoltaic module manufacturing as an example, the cost savings of photovoltaic module products produced in China are more than 50% compared to those produced in the United States and the European Union.
Although China's photovoltaic industry has many competitive advantages in the international market, there are also issues such as phased supply-demand imbalance and lack of green trade standards. Zhang Sen believes that Chinese photovoltaic enterprises and relevant national departments should actively take action to accelerate the high-quality development of China's photovoltaic industry.
Since the beginning of this year, leading photovoltaic companies led by Longji, Jingao, Jingke, Tianhe, and Tongwei have announced expansion plans. The newly expanded production capacity is mainly N-type production capacity with higher photoelectric conversion efficiency, with N-type TOPCon technology as the main route, but there are also N-type HJT (heterojunction) technology routes. Zhang Sen believes that the expansion of production by Chinese photovoltaic enterprises has two effects: "On the one hand, it is conducive to the rapid iteration of new technologies and the reduction of production costs; on the other hand, the excess photovoltaic capacity shortens the depreciation cycle of photovoltaic equipment, forcing enterprises to increase front-end research and development investment, and continuously expand efficient production capacity, forcing relatively backward small and medium-sized photovoltaic enterprises to exit the market.
Accelerating the formulation of green trade standards for photovoltaic industry will also play a positive role in the green development of China's photovoltaic industry. At present, China lacks a carbon label database, and foreign databases are not suitable for China's national conditions. The use of foreign databases can lead to deviations in China's carbon accounting. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a carbon footprint accounting system suitable for China's photovoltaic industry as soon as possible, and do a good job in international connection to promote international recognition of accounting results. At the same time, China's photovoltaic enterprises should actively respond to carbon footprint evaluation, and only through collaborative innovation across the entire industry chain can they achieve better results Promote green transformation and sustainable development in a compliant manner Zhang Sen said.
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