A method of manufacturing a photovoltaic module comprising at least two electrically connected photovoltaic cells, each photovoltaic cell being multi-layered structure disposed on a substrate having down-web direction and a cross-web direction, the method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps: -a) providing a plurality of spaced-apart first electrode strips (8 i, 8 i+1, 12 i, 12 i+1) of a first electrically conductive material over said substrate, each first electrode strip extending along the cross-web direction, forming a first layer of electrically conductive material, -b) providing, over said first layer of electrically conductive material, insulating strips (14a, 14b) of an insulator material extending along the down-web direction, each insulating strip (14a, 14b) defining a connecting area (16a, 16b) and an active area, -c) providing a functional stack comprising a full web coated layer of photoactive semiconductor material, over the first layer of electrically conductive material and within the active area, -d) providing (130a, 130b, 130) a plurality of spaced-apart second electrode strips (28 i, 28 i+1) of a second electrically conductive material over said functional stack and within the active area, each second electrode strip (28 i, 28 i+1) extending along the cross-web direction, each second electrode strip (28 i) being aligned with a corresponding first electrode strip (8 i) according to a predetermined alignment pattern to form a photovoltaic cell (4 i), and electrically connecting at least two adjacent photovoltaic cells(4 i, 4 i+1), by providing electrical connection patterns (32 i) extending over the insulating strips (14a, 14b) to electrically connect, within the connecting area(s) (16a, 16b), the second electrode strip (28 i+1) of a photovoltaic cell (4 i+1) to the first electrode strip (8 i) of an adjacent photovoltaic cell (4 i). -a) providing a plurality of spaced-apart first electrode strips (8 i, 8 i+1, 12 i, 12 i+1) of a first electrically conductive material over said substrate, each first electrode strip extending along the cross-web direction, forming a first layer of electrically conductive material, -b) providing, over said first layer of electrically conductive material, insulating strips (14a, 14b) of an insulator material extending along the down-web direction, each insulating strip (14a, 14b) defining a connecting area (16a, 16b) and an active area, -c) providing a functional stack comprising a full web coated layer of photoactive semiconductor material, over the first layer of electrically conductive material and within the active area, -d) providing (130a, 130b, 130) a plurality of spaced-apart second electrode strips (28 i, 28 i+1) of a second electrically conductive material over said functional stack and within the active area, each second electrode strip (28 i, 28 i+1) extending along the cross-web direction, each second electrode strip (28 i) being aligned with a corresponding first electrode strip (8 i) according to a predetermined alignment pattern to form a photovoltaic cell (4 i), and electrically connecting at least two adjacent photovoltaic cells(4 i, 4 i+1), by providing electrical connection patterns (32 i) extending over the insulating strips (14a, 14b) to electrically connect, within the connecting area(s) (16a, 16b), the second electrode strip (28 i+1) of a photovoltaic cell (4 i+1) to the first electrode strip (8 i) of an adjacent photovoltaic cell (4 i).