Solar-Power Giants Warn of Delays Amid Supply-Chain Crunch
- Panel makers ask customers to delay purchases, slow installs
- ‘This imbalance will break the supply chain,’ suppliers say
An employee performs a final inspection on solar cells on the production line at the Trina Solar factory in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg
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The world’s biggest solar manufacturers are warning of looming panel shortages amid a snarled supply chain and rising material prices.
Companies including Longi Green Energy Technology Co. and Trina Solar Co. said in an open letter that their output will be constrained because key component suppliers will be running at 70% in the near future. They’re asking customers to delay purchases and slow installations to avoid a rush to meet end-of-the-year deadlines.