PV'S OUTLOOK

摘要

Another new report from IMS estimates that new PV installations grew by a massive 130% to reach 17.5 GW in 2010, confirming the firm's earlier prediction. Furthermore, the report predicts that installations will see double-digit growth in 2011, to reach 20.5 GW and take the total global installed capacity to 58 GW by the end of the year.Despite other market forecasters revising predictions for 2010, IMS has in fact left its estimates for 2010 largely unchanged from its previous prediction two quarters ago, but has raised its outlook for 2011 following its latest round of research and surveys, which identified that at least 22 countries will each install more than 50 MW this year. Of these, 18 will install at least 100 MW; and four at least 1 GW. Despite the reduction in demand in Germany and, of course, the Czech Republic which will restrain global growth in 2011, it will speed PV component price reduction and help to accelerate growth elsewhere.