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The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a photovoltaic foil supported by a carrier and comprising a plurality of photovoltaic layers which together have the ability of generating electric current from incident light, a back-electrode layer on one side adjacent and parallel to the photovoltaic layers, and a transparent conductor layer on the other side of, and adjacent and parallel to the photovoltaic layers wherein the method comprises the following subsequent steps: .providing a temporary flexible substrate having a thickness of up to about 500 microns, .applying the transparent conductor layer, .applying the photovoltaic layers, .applying the back-electrode layer, .applying the carrier, and .removing the temporary flexible substrate.