Huawei Digital Power Plans 5%-15% Solar Price Hikes
Huawei Digital Power has notified customers of planned price increases for solar and energy storage products, following similar moves by several Chinese suppliers.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Inflation
Huawei Digital Power sent a customer notice dated October 20, 2026, announcing planned price increases of 5% to 15% for solar and energy storage products. Several other Chinese inverter and energy storage suppliers have announced comparable increases since August.
Why it matters
Huawei attributed the increases to rising prices for commodities, printed circuit boards, and memory components since 2025, and said it could no longer maintain existing prices without compromising product quality, delivery reliability, or service commitments. The move signals that cost pressures are spreading across the global solar and storage supply chain.
Huawei's proposed increases range from 5% to 15%, with grid-forming utility-scale storage PCS facing 5% to 10%, while LME cash copper exceeded $14,700 per metric ton in mid-October. Huawei has not specified an implementation date, and final pricing will be negotiated individually with each customer.
The players
Huawei Digital Power
The digital power division of Chinese technology giant Huawei, which makes solar inverters and energy storage systems sold to residential, commercial and utility customers worldwide.
Sungrow
A Chinese solar inverter and energy storage manufacturer that announced price increases of 5% to 15% effective September 20.
The details
Huawei Digital Power said the increases apply to residential solar-plus-storage products, commercial and industrial systems, and utility-scale PV inverters, and that it absorbed some additional manufacturing costs through internal efficiency measures. Price adjustments will be negotiated individually with each customer.
Timeline
2025: Rising commodity, PCB, and memory component prices began.
August 2026: Inovance Technology announced energy storage price increases.
September 20, 2026: Sungrow price increases took effect.
October 8, 2026: Growatt price increases took effect.
October 20, 2026: Huawei sent its customer notice of planned increases.
Market Dynamics
The increases follow a pattern of cost pass-through in which copper prices on the London Metal Exchange, which exceeded $14,700 per metric ton in mid-October, flow into finished solar and storage equipment. Multiple Chinese suppliers, including Sungrow, Growatt and Kehua Digital Energy, have raised prices in sequence since August, suggesting the pressure is industry-wide rather than specific to Huawei.
Buyers of residential solar-plus-storage systems and commercial installers may face quotes 5% to 15% higher than earlier pricing from these suppliers. Because final prices are being negotiated individually, customers should request written quotes that show the adjusted pricing before committing to a purchase.
The takeaway
Input-cost inflation in commodities and electronic components is moving downstream into clean energy hardware, so buyers planning solar or storage purchases may benefit from locking in quotes sooner rather than later.
Further reading
Explore more coverage in the Inflation section for context on how rising input costs are feeding into consumer prices.
Source note: This article includes information reported by pv magazine International.
