L R AS Published on Monday 8 May 2023 - n° 444 - Categories:the prices, panels
The pvXchange view: wholesalers want to sell their panels
Panel prices in all technology classes have fallen considerably since the last survey in March. What we are seeing here is a necessary price correction across the board to maintain demand, which has recently threatened to slacken.
At the start of the year,
Asian manufacturers have announced lower selling prices for new products, but it has taken two months for the products to arrive in Europe. Prices are often 20% lower than at the end of 2022. Only wholesalers who had stocks are trying to sell them at the old prices, but this is difficult because buyers want the latest products at the new prices. Wholesalers are often forced to adjust their prices. They then incur a loss.
However, this is likely to be the last price cut for the foreseeable future. Manufacturers give no indication of price trends. In some cases, manufacturers cite a shortage of cells. In other cases, panels with the advertised output are not available. Buyers will have to make do with lower power classes.
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pvXchange of 28 April 2023
Editor's note The price of panels is determined by the various stages of production, with the cost of silicon currently a major factor. This is set to fall as abundant production leads to overproduction. The only thing we don't know is when this drop in prices will occur upstream and then gradually downstream.
