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The export volumes of wafers, cells, and PV modules reached 70.3GW, 39.3GW, and 211.7GW, respectively, with year-on-year growth rates
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LONGi PV modules take “Chang'an” freight train to help achieving a greener Central-Asia Xi'an, China, The inaugural ceremony of the China Railway Express (Xi'an - Tashkent) freight train for exporting LONGi's PV modules to buttress Shaanxi-Uzbekistan economic and trade cooperation was successfully held at Xi'an.
In December, China exported approximately 16.63GW of PV modules, a 9% increase compared with the 15.2GW in November. The ranking of countries importing PV modules from China was Brazil, the Netherlands, India, Saudi Arabia and Spain. The total monthly imports of these major countries accounted for about 42% of the global market.
The cumulative shipment to the Asia-Pacific market was about 68.11GW, an increase of 26% compared to 53.93 GW in the same period of 2023. Among the countries in this region, Pakistan had the highest share of module shipments, importing around 16.91GW of PV modules, up 127% from 7.47GW in the same period in 2023.
Separately, market research firm InfoLink has also released an analysis report based on customs data, which pointed out that from January to December 2024, China exported a total of 235.93GW of PV modules, an increase of 13% compared to 207.99GW in the same period in 2023. Comparison of Chinese PV module exports in 2023 and 2024. Source InfoLink
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