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Which countries dominate solar module manufacturing?

According to Wood Mackenzie's report, China continues to dominate the solar module manufacturing landscape in terms of scale, but emerging challengers from India, South Korea, and Vietnam are rapidly closing the gap as global production becomes more geographically diverse.

Does China have a dominance in the solar PV manufacturing market?

While China's dominance in the solar PV manufacturing market is unmatched, it has challenges. The industry has been grappling with significant overcapacity despite phenomenal growth in domestic solar installations and in export volumes.

Will global solar PV manufacturing capacity constrain scaling deployment?

Global solar PV manufacturing capacity projections indicate that supply will not constrain scaling deployment. The IEA itself projected that by 2030, the world would have 1,615GW of annual solar PV manufacturing capacity, with most developed in China — Figure 1.21.

How has global solar PV manufacturing capacity changed over the last decade?

Global solar PV manufacturing capacity has increasingly moved from Europe, Japan and the United States to China over the last decade. China has invested over USD 50 billion in new PV supply capacity – ten times more than Europe − and created more than 300 000 manufacturing jobs across the solar PV value chain since 2011.