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23 Apr 2025

Chinese PV Industry Brief: New Solar Additions Hit 59.71 GW in Q1

23 Apr 2025   
China’s National Energy Administration reported that the country added 59.71 GW of new solar capacity in the first quarter of 2025. March contributed 20.24 GW, a 124% increase compared to the previous year. By March’s end, national power generation capacity reached 3.43 TW, up 14.6% year-on-year. Solar capacity grew to 950 GW, a 43.4% rise, and wind capacity increased to 540 GW, up 17.2%. Major state-owned enterprises invested CNY 132.2 billion in power generation projects, down 2.5% from last year, while grid infrastructure investment rose 24.8% to CNY 95.6 billion.

The China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association noted stable polysilicon prices this week. Top-tier producers priced polysilicon at CNY 40–42/kg, while lower-tier suppliers offered it at CNY 39–40/kg. Granular silicon ranged from CNY 37–39/kg. Weakening wafer demand led downstream buyers to favor lower prices. Wafer prices fell, with 183N wafers at CNY 1.20 per piece, 210RN at CNY 1.45, and 210N at CNY 1.55. P-type M10 wafers traded domestically at CNY 1.05–1.15 and CNY 1.20–1.25 for export. Cell prices also declined, with 182P cells at CNY 0.27–0.29/W, 183N at CNY 0.30/W, and 210RN at CNY 0.29/W. N-type cell prices are expected to decrease further through late April, with stabilization projected for May or June. Module prices, which peaked at CNY 0.78–0.80/W in early April, dropped to CNY 0.67–0.71/W for utility-scale projects and CNY 0.72–0.75/W for distributed projects. Overseas prices for TOPCon modules ranged from $0.080–0.095/W, HJT from $0.095–0.12/W, PERC from $0.07–0.08/W, and N-TBC from $0.10–0.11/W.

Yonz Technology began construction on a CNY 3.5 billion facility in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, to produce 100 GW of aluminum PV module frames annually. The company has not announced a completion timeline.

Xinte Energy reported: “Unaudited revenue for the first quarter of 2025 was CNY 3.19 billion, with a net loss attributable to shareholders of CNY 263.01 million.”

Jinko Technologies stated: “Net profit attributable to shareholders in 2024 fell 15.4% to CNY 324 million, with earnings per share at CNY 0.09.” Revenue grew 9.25% to CNY 4.78 billion, driven by self-owned solar plants and residential solar. The profit decline was attributed to higher solar curtailment and lower investment income due to changes in power market policies. A pre-tax cash dividend of CNY 0.0279 per share will be issued.

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