High potential in the Dutch PV market

02/15/2021 | Print view

The share of installers, who either expect significantly negative or negative effects on their business due to the corona virus, slightly increases from 55% to 58%. - © EuPD Research — © EuPD Research

The share of installers, who either expect significantly negative or negative effects on their business due to the corona virus, slightly increases from 55% to 58%.

EUPD Research will publish the results of the 13th edition of the Global PV InstallerMonitor 2020/2021 for the Dutch market in February. The survey sheds light on the rooftop PV segment in the Netherlands.

The Dutch installers are concerned about the effects of the corona virus even though the Dutch PV market shows a high potential for the coming years. These and further results will be presented online live at Solar & Storage DigiCon.

The Dutch market has witnessed a strong growth over the past years; in addition a promising pipeline of 12 GW+ of solar PV projects has been provisioned under the SDE+ scheme, which is expected to be installed in the next years. With an expected installed capacity of almost 3 GW in 2020 the situation in the Netherlands is quite promising despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

Installers concerned about the effects of Covid-19

This year, 106 Dutch installation companies participated in the survey. The report provides exclusive insights on the latest developments on the rooftop PV segment in the Netherlands. Despite the promising market environment and a strong growth in 2019 and 2020, the Dutch installers are concerned about the current situation regarding the Covid-19 pandemic. 55% of the surveyed installers assessed that the impact of the corona virus had a negative or even significantly negative effect on their business last year. For 2021, even more of the installers (58%) expect (significantly) negative effects.

The majority of installers state that the pandemic had a negative effect on the customer demand and therefore their business. However, considering the Dutch pipeline, the future might be better than the surveyed installers expected.

Live presentation this week on Thursday

This year’s version of the Global PV InstallerMonitor 2020/2021 for the Netherlands not only examines the current market situation and the expectations of the installers, but also the recurring topics of the report such as which module-, inverter- or storage brands installers carry in their portfolio, how and where they purchase their components, and to which extent they are satisfied with the brands they offer. This year a short section about electric mobility is included in the report as well.

The results of the latest Dutch edition of the Global PV InstallerMonitor 2020/2021 will be presented by Saif Islam, Senior Consultant at EUPD Research, on Thursday, 18 February 2021, during the “Downstream Market Briefing 2021 – Netherlands”, hosted by the Solar & Storage DigiCon. Registration is free and can be done here. (mfo)