The results of the 13th edition of the Global PV Installer Monitor 2020/2021© will be published by EUPD Research this month. The survey targets PV installers in the main European PV markets plus Australia. For the first year, 101 Polish installations companies took part in the survey. The report provides exclusive insights on the latest developments in the rooftop PV segment in one of the most promising Eastern European country markets.
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One section of the report analyses procurement management for PV module. The latest results show that the majority of the surveyed installers procured their PV modules through specialized PV wholesalers last year. This result holds true both for high and low volume installers. In fact, more than two-thirds of high volume installers procured their modules through specialized PV wholesales and half of low volume installers did likewise.
This contrasts with procurement patterns in more mature PV markets, such as Spain and Italy, where manufactures developed partnerships with local installers in order to increase margins and offering flexible credit solutions. A more detailed analysis shows that among the top eight wholesalers there are six Polish companies, one of them leading the ranking.
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A similar trend can also be identified considering the module brands that most of the Polish installers carry in their portfolio. In fact, even if most of the Polish installers carry global leading brands in their portfolio, two local module manufactures are holding a strong position on the market.
Finally, installers are showing concern over high prices for each of the top 10 module brands. In a PV market with a residential segment that is growing by more than 600 MW each year we expect competition to strongly increase in the coming years. (mfo)
