EU Solar PV Industry Alliance

The European Solar PV Industry Alliance (ESIA) was launched by the European Commission in December 2022 as part of the EU Solar Energy Strategy. It brings together manufacturers, research institutes, associations and other stakeholders to identify investment opportunities and remove barriers to scaling up solar manufacturing in Europe.

ESMC is a member of the ESIA Steering Committee and contributes to its recommendations – among them papers on financing mechanisms to close the cost gap with imports, on antimony in solar glass and on forced labour and due diligence in solar supply chains.

Our position

ESIA’s original ambition of 30 GW of European manufacturing capacity along the whole value chain has not yet materialised. To turn it into reality, Europe needs a market that values European production, fair competition and adequate financing. ESMC therefore uses its role in the Alliance to push for concrete measures – from the Industrial Accelerator Act to financing the scale-up.