- Solar cell prices were raised by 2.9% on average for different wafer sizes.
Polysilicon supplier and solar module producer Tongwei has announced new solar cell prices for August. The company has raised the prices of its monocrystalline PV solar modules. Tongwei’s Passivated Emitter and Rear Contact (PERC) 158.75 mm cell is now priced at CNY1.12 (US$0.17) per W, an increase of 3.7 per cent while its PERC 166 mm cells will be sold at CNY1.03 (US$0.16) per W, with an increase of 3 per cent. The company also raised the price of its PERC 210 mm cells by 2 per cent to CNY1.02 per W.
However, the price of polycrystalline cells remained the same at CNY 0.73 per W.