Inverter Market worth $26.5 billion by 2025

Tuesday 18 February 2020, Amsterdam

The report "Inverter Market by Type (Solar Inverters, Non-solar Inverters), Output Power Rating, Output Voltage, Sales Channel (Direct, Indirect), End User (PV Plants, Residential, Commercial, Automotive), and Geography - Global Forecast to 2025", is projected to grow from USD 12.8 billion in 2020 to USD 26.5 billion by 2025; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15.6% from 2020 to 2025. The inverter market is likely to exhibit lucrative growth potential during the forecast period. The growth of the inverter market is expected to be driven by rising number of residential solar rooftop installations and surging demand for various household devices in vehicles. The market also has several opportunities that can be explored by existing and entry-level companies to expand their businesses.

The growth of this segment can be attributed to the introduction of hybrid electric and electric vehicles that has brought new opportunities and challenges in the power electronics industry, especially in terms of the development of the main traction motor drives. The multilevel inverter structure allows these vehicles to reach to high voltages and power levels without using transformers. Moreover, limited installation spaces have also led to the requirement for energy-efficient inverters.

Among end users, the residential segment held the largest share of the inverter market in 2019.

Rising energy costs, coupled with supportive government policies worldwide, have led to the increasing adoption of energy conservation measures such as solar rooftop PV installations for controlling the increased energy expenditure in residential applications. Countries such as the US, Australia, and the Netherlands, which are among the prominent markets for residential rooftop PV installations, have widely adopted solar inverters over conventional non-solar inverters. In addition, countries such as India, Mexico, the UK, and Brazil are currently witnessing significant growth in the residential solar energy market.

The solar inverter market in APAC projected to grow at the highest growth rate during the forecast period.

In APAC, several operational solar inverter installations are carried out for residential, commercial, and PV power plant applications. Japan and Australia are major adopters of solar inverters, especially micro inverters in APAC. Moreover, the rise in the number of residential rooftop solar PV installations in India and Japan is encouraging inverter manufacturers to cater to the requirements of potential customers in this region.

Huawei Technologies (China), Sungrow Power Supply (China), SMA Solar Technology (Germany), Power Electronics (Spain), and ABB (Switzerland) are the major players operating in the inverter market.