By 2020, the EU photovoltaic industry has the potential to create more than 200 000 jobs. Employment within PV sector will be find in its diverse areas. Profiles and qualifications for the job in PV vary from craftsmen who work in services, directly with customers, to high-tech experts.

The development and presence of PV industry in NMS is important in order to enhance the broader public interest for photovoltaics and can represent a long term driving force for PV research and deployment activities. PV industry base is still relatively small in NMS. Its development is geared to public interest and state policies. In 2008 further
development of PV industry in NMS has taken place (Table 5).

Table 5. Producers of the components of PV system.

In Czech Republic there are about 200 installation companies, 5 modules producers, 1 cell producer. Solartec - Czech solar cells and modules producer has a 5-MWp capacity and it performs it own PV RTD activities.

In Bułgaria there are four PV manufacturing companies: SolarPro, BG Solar Panels, Energy Solutions and Institute of Non-ferous Metals. Only Institute of Non-ferous Metals is currently producing c-Si wafers. The total production capacity in Bulgaria is 38 MWp. Anewmanufacture with capacity of 18 MWp started the production of the thin films amorphous silicon modules at the beginningof2009.

In Cyprus there is EN Foton Solar Itd modules producer with 5-MWp capacity.

In Hungary (apart of existing Sanyo plant of 100 MW capacity) and Korax plant of 10 MW capacity two national plants were established in 2007. Helio grid amorphous silicon module plant in Rétság (final capacity of 24 MW) The pilot production in Heliogrid started in 2008 . The initial production line will be expanded to 4lines during 2008. The second facility will be Genesis PV in Környe with the future module production capacities of 300 MW.

Lithuania - industrial PV development targets are set by the PV technology cluster – a non-governmental group uniting industry and R&T institutions. In 2008, UAB Precizika-MET has started a pilot production of solar grade poly-Si feedstock, in 2009 the production of c-Si solar cells will start, until 2015 a new factory of c-Si solar cells will be opened. Investor is ACHEMA-group – a major chemical industry corporation.

Romania - Producers of PV Modules: DGM solar systems, Piatra Olt Town. It is a new company with a production capacity of 4MW. The modules with nominal power of 250Wp and 210Wp are based on monocrystaline and polycrystalline silicon solar cells.
 
Slovak industry is in the area of PV lagging behind majority of European countries. The only performing realm is installation, where more than 10 companies work so far. In the year 2010 the first silicon producing company will start processing. Potential is also in the area of components` production - in Slovakia already operates the company producing solar inverters (Delta Electronics).

Slovenia - The company Bisol reached the full operation with the production of 15 MW of solar modules in the year 2008 and they have the plan to increase the production to 40 MW yearly. Bisol already reached a good maturity and is well situated in the national and international PV market. The company Trimo, a producer of prefabricated industrial and commercial buildings, started the production of solar roof, integrating already in the production line the thin film a-Si PV modules on their metal roof sandwiches. The commercial name of the product is EcoSolustions. There are also companies like Adria Solar and others starting or preparing the production of solar modules. There are also some companies like ETI, ISKRA, Kon Tiki Solar producing controllers and other electronic equipment ,or TAB producing batteries.