According to the latest data released by IHS said, due to the commercial and utility-scale inverters rapid price decline in mature markets such as Germany and Italy, the huge cost pressure , in 2013 the global solar PV inverter market revenue will decline by 9%.

While the 2013 global PV inverter shipments will rise 7 percent , but now expects revenue inverter market will decline . Revenues will fall to $ 6.4 billion , while in 2012 amounted to $ 7.1 billion receivable . Prior to IHS forecasts 2013 revenues will decline inverter market by 5% in July .

According to IHS latest release of " tracking photovoltaic inverter market ," the report revealed that in 2013 the average price is expected to drop inverter $ 0.18 per watt , while the 2012 average price of $ 0.22 inverter per watt .

Because the total price of photovoltaic systems continued to decline , including inverter suppliers , including all aspects of the supply chain are under tremendous pressure to cut prices .

IHS PV market analyst Cormac Gilligan said in the past few years, compared inverter suppliers, PV module manufacturers have been exposed to greater price pressure. However, component prices have reached a turning point , and began to rise. This has been the inverter supplier had a great impact , price pressures have been transmitted to the inverter fields.

Today, inverter manufacturers must "digest" is no longer part of the component manufacturer price pressure . Further pressure is being hit, because the inverter manufacturers are forced to cut prices in order to win in the crowded market share. In addition , the PV market is entering a new phase , a number of countries have cut government subsidies or the removal of subsidies , which forced inverter manufacturers had to cut prices in order to make their products remain popular.