Rising Silver Prices Drive Higher Costs as PV Module Prices
The continued rise in silver prices is increasing photovoltaic module manufacturing costs. Although official list prices in the European market have yet to fully adjust, quotation
The continued rise in silver prices is increasing photovoltaic module manufacturing costs. Although official list prices in the European market have yet to fully adjust, quotation
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However, some of these PV modules have not yet arrived in Brazil, which will be reflected in the import data for the first quarter of 2024. In 2023, the price of solar modules in Brazil fell by an average of 40%, mainly due to the expansion of the Brazilian solar industry.
According to a report by Greener, a Brazilian PV consultancy, Brazil's PV module imports reached 17.5GW in 2023, slightly lower than the 17.8GW in 2022, but up 70% from 10.4GW in 201 and still maintaining a record high. The continued downward trend in PV module prices has driven the acceleration of Brazil's PV imports.
In Brazil's regulated electricity market, the price of PV has fallen from more than US$100 per MWh in 2013 to US$32 in 2022, and even just over US$20 at its lowest point in 2019. Photovoltaic power and wind power are one of the lowest-cost power generation technologies available.
Rooftop PV accounts for around 70% of the installed PV capacity in Brazil, and as the information about the widening price difference between solar electricity and retail electricity tariffs spreads, more and more residential consumers embark on the rooftop PV option.