2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Taiwan Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Market Introduction
2. Taiwan Solar Feed-in Tariffs Present Status and Impact
3. Taiwan Solar PV Market Size, 2006-2010
3.1. Taiwan Solar PV On-Grid and Off-Grid Cumulative Installed Capacity, 2006-2010
3.2. Taiwan Solar PV On-Grid and Off-Grid Annual Installed Capacity, 2006-2010
4. Taiwan Solar PV Power per Capita, 2006-2010
5. Taiwan Solar PV Market Competitive Landscape
6. Taiwan Solar PV SWOT Analysis
Strengths
Weakenesses
Opportunities
Threats
7. Taiwan Solar PV Market Future Outlook
7.1. Taiwan Solar PV Cumulative Installed Capacity, 2011-2015
7.2. Taiwan Solar PV Annual Installed Capacity, 2011-2015
7.3. Taiwan Solar PV Power Per Capita, 2011-2015
8. Taiwan Macro Economic Indicators: Current and Projections
8.1. Population, 2006-2015
8.2. GDP, 2006-2015
9. Appendix
9.1. Market Definition
9.2. Abbreviations
9.3. Research Methodology
Data Collection Methods
Approach
9.4. Disclaimer
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3. LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Taiwan Solar PV Market Size in terms of Grid Connected and Off-Grid Cumulative
Installed Capacity in Percentage, 2006-2010
Figure 2: Taiwan Solar PV Market Size in terms of On-Grid and Off-Grid Annual Installed
Capacity in Percentage, 2006-2010
Figure 3: Taiwan Solar PV Power Installed Capacity per Capita in Watt/Inhabitant, 2006-
2010
Figure 4: Taiwan Solar PV Market Size in terms of Cumulative Installed Capacity in
Megawatt, 2011-2015
Figure 5: Taiwan Solar PV Market Size in terms of Annual Installed Capacity in Megawatt,
2011-2015
Figure 6: Taiwan Solar PV Power Installed Capacity per Capita in Watt/Inhabitant, 2011-
2015
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4. LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Present Scenario and Impact of Feed-in Tariff Plans in Taiwan Solar Photovoltaic
Market
Table 2: Taiwan Solar Photovoltaic Industry Feed-in Tariff Rates, in TWD/kWh in 2011
Table 3: Taiwan Solar PV Market Size in terms of On-Grid and Off-Grid and Total
Cumulative Installed Capacity in Megawatt (MW), 2006-2010
Table 4: Taiwan Solar PV Market Size in terms of On-Grid and Off-Grid and Total Annual
Installed Capacity in Megawatt (MW), 2006-2010
Table 5: Competitive Landscape of Major Solar Photovoltaic Cell/Module Producers in
Taiwan (Motech, Gintech, Neo Solar Power, E-Ton Solar Tech and DelSolar)
Table 6: Taiwan Solar PV Market Size in terms of Cumulative Installed Capacity in
Megawatt, 2011-2015
Table 7: Taiwan Solar PV Market Size in terms of Annual Installed Capacity in Megawatt,
2011-2015
Table 8: Taiwan Population Trend in Million, 2006-2015
Table 9: Taiwan Gross Domestic Product in USD Billion, 2006-2015
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5. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The report titled “Taiwan Solar Photovoltaic Market Outlook to 2015” provides a
comprehensive analysis on various aspects such as On-Grid and Off-Grid Cumulative and
Annual Installed Capacity, PV power per capita, market segmentation and competitive
landscape of the major players operating in the country. The report also entails the SWOT
analysis of solar PV market in Taiwan.
The future outlook presented the base case, conservative case and aggressive case
scenario factor analysis providing an insight on the prospects in the solar PV cumulative
and annual installed capacity for the country.
Taiwan is only behind China in terms of production of silicon PV cells worldwide. The
two together held a market share of nearly 60%. The country has a stable supply chain
network with products ranging from various silicon products to solar modules. The
country has emerged as one of the manufacturing centre for PV products especially in
Asia Pacific region.
Taiwan Solar PV annual installed capacity has registered strong growth in the past. The
major factors which have driven the growth are the improvement in conversion efficiency
along with decreased cost of electricity generation which is further expected to reduce in
the price per watt of the electricity. In the near future, the technological advancement is
likely to take place in either PV equipments or in terms of processing which will have a
direct bearing on the PV market.
In 2006, only 1 MW of annual installed capacity was registered in the country. The
country has witnessed a CAGR of 86.1% during the period from 2006-2010 and reached
12 MW in 2010.
The solar power consumption per watt per inhabitant has registered an increase over the
years. Although the country is relatively new in the field of PV technology, the country is
set to witness an increase in the consumption. During the historical period, the
photovoltaic power per inhabitant per watt has increased from 0.1 watt/inhabitant in 2006
to 1.0 watt/inhabitant in 2010.
With the current business trend, Taiwan is expected to witness several business
opportunities with government support and solar energy being considered as a strategic
industry. It is expected that solar PV industry will reach over USD ~ billion by 2015. The
market size will be largely driven by the countries emerging position as one of the largest
suppliers of thin-film silicon cells and modules in the global market. The fast adoption of
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6. thin film solar equipment will aid the solar PV market to grow and propel. The domestic
market is expected to foresee large solar power plants installations. The new installations
in 2011 are also expected to increase to ~ MW from 12 MW in 2010. By 2015, the annual
installations will grow to ~ MW.
KEY TOPICS COVERED IN THE REPORT
• The feed-in-tariffs introduced in the country and their effect on the solar PV market
• The annual and cumulative PV installations along with PV power per capita in the
country from 2006-2010
• Future Outlook on the basis of assumed scenarios i.e. base case, worst case and
aggressive case on cumulative installed capacity, annual installed capacity and PV
power per capita, from 2011-2015
• SWOT analysis of the solar PV industry and Macro Economic Environment in the
country
• Competitive Landscape of the various players operating in the country.
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