The research group’s latest forecast expects 2016’s revenues to beat the previous record year of 2010 by 4%, thanks to a virtuous combination of expanding capacity and stable pricing.
The fourth quarter of 2015 is expected to see shipments of 18.7GW, a 29% year-on-year increase.
But the picture from 2017 onwards is less rosy, IHS warned, as the currently roaring US market hits a “significant decline” when the federal investment tax credit (ITC) is cut.
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