You import solar panels from China. You need to know what FOB prices are doing this week, whether to book freight now or wait, and what your landed cost will be in Lagos or Jakarta or Mombasa. The data exists — scattered across EnergyTrend spot tables, Freightos indices, carrier quotes, and customs databases. Nobody synthesizes it for your corridor, at your volume.
The institutional providers — Bloomberg NEF, Wood Mackenzie, S&P Global Platts — serve utilities and investment banks at $20,000 to $150,000 per year. Their data is calibrated for 50 MW+ utility-scale procurement. If you are importing 2-3 containers of modules per month into an emerging market, you are not their customer.
Faraday Intelligence publishes two things: weekly FOB solar module pricing by technology type (Mono PERC, TOPCon, HJT, bifacial) and container freight rates for China-to-Africa and China-to-Southeast Asia corridors. Every Wednesday. The pricing snapshots are always free.
Our data comes from EnergyTrend, PVinsights, Freightos Baltic Index, Drewry, and direct carrier spot quotes. We show the sources. We explain what moved and why. We tell you what it means for your next order.
Named after Michael Faraday, the scientist who discovered electromagnetic induction and made electricity useful. We aim to do the same for energy transition intelligence: make it accessible and useful for the people doing the work.
Module pricing, freight rates, market signals, and one actionable insight. Every Wednesday. Free.