[SMM Weekly Review: Intense Price Competition in the Cell Market, Polysilicon Prices Continue to Face Downward Pressure] This week, PV module prices continued their downward trend. The mainstream transaction prices for N-type 182mm modules in centralized projects ranged from 0.697 to 0.705 yuan/W, with the average price decreasing by 0.004 yuan/W. The mainstream transaction prices for N-type 210mm modules ranged from 0.712 to 0.72 yuan/W, with the average price also decreasing by 0.004 yuan/W. The price of distributed N-type 182mm modules hovered around 0.685 to 0.692 yuan/W, with the average price decreasing by 0.01 yuan/W compared to last Friday. The price of distributed N-type 210mm modules was 0.69 to 0.697 yuan/W, with the average price decreasing by 0.01 yuan/W compared to last Friday. The price of distributed N-type 210R modules ranged from 0.678 to 0.69 yuan/W, with the average price decreasing by 0.008 yuan/W compared to last Friday. This week, the inversion phenomenon between distributed and centralized projects has somewhat eased, and there is a short-term trend of module prices bottoming out and stabilizing. Currently, local governments have successively introduced policies to implement Document No. 136, and end-users are still waiting for bidding notifications to calculate their investment yields. This week, the PV Association provided benchmark prices for current modules as guidance. It is understood that violating relevant regulations may result in being blacklisted. SMM analyzed that this measure will promote the short-term stabilization of module prices.

[SMM Weekly Review: Strong Wait-and-See Sentiment in the Market, EVA Transaction Center Continues to Decline] This week, the price of PV-grade EVA was 10,500-10,700 yuan/mt, the mainstream price range of EVA film was 13,000-13,200 yuan/mt, and the price range of EPE film was 14,500-15,000 yuan/mt.

On February 9, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and National Energy Agency (NEA) jointly published the Notice on Deepening Market-Based Reform of Renewable Energy On-Grid Tariffs to Promote High-Quality Renewable Energy Development.

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[SMM Silicon-based PV Morning Meeting Summary: Minor accumulation of module inventory, solar cell prices in the doldrums in the short term] The mainstream quotations for Topcon 183 solar cells (with an efficiency of 25% and above) are around 0.26-0.27 yuan/W; Topcon 210RN solar cells are priced at 0.26-0.27 yuan/W; Topcon 210 solar cells are around 0.275-0.28 yuan/W. The overall price of cells is gradually entering a plateau, and a slight downward oscillation is expected, but it will tend to stabilize in the short term.

[SMM Silicon-Based PV Morning Meeting Summary] Polysilicon: In May, polysilicon production declined slightly by around 2,000 mt MoM, with multiple enterprises cutting production. On the 14th, an industry meeting was held again, with market attention focused on whether the negotiated production cuts would be implemented. Wafer: In May, wafer production by enterprises declined by around 3 GW MoM, with individual specialized enterprises further cutting production in the near term, leading to a continued decrease in output.

① Several enterprise leaders proposed countermeasures from aspects such as improving the efficiency of module products, increasing the proportion of exports to high-value overseas markets, and building new scenarios integrating PV ESS, in order to steadily enhance the company's operational capabilities. ② The US remains a high-premium market, and several enterprise leaders responded to the export plans for the US.

①The acceleration of capacity exit and the high inventory levels coexist. Can the supply-side reform of the PV industry chain truly reverse the industry's surplus situation? ②Financial reports frequently show signals of "hitting bottom." Is the logic behind the valuation repair of the PV sector sustainable? (Finance Link)

On May 12, the winning bid results for the framework agreement procurement of PV modules and inverters for the PV power plants of China Railway Shanghai Bureau Group Co., Ltd. were announced. There are eight enterprises that won the bid for Section 1 PV modules, namely Daheng Energy Co., Ltd., CECEP Solar Energy Technology (Zhenjiang) Co., Ltd., Tangshan Haitai New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., LONGi Lerri Solar Technology Co., Ltd., Guocheng Energy Construction Group Co., Ltd., Hefei JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Seraphim PV System Co., Ltd., and GCL System Integration Technology Co., Ltd.;