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 (X) and a cross-web direction (Y), 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 (Y), forming a first layer of electrically conductive material, -b) providing , over said first layer of electrically conductive material, insulating strips of an insulator material extending along the down-web direction (X), each insulating strip defining a connecting area 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 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 (Y), 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 to electrically connect, within the connecting area(s) , 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 (Y), forming a first layer of electrically conductive material, -b) providing , over said first layer of electrically conductive material, insulating strips of an insulator material extending along the down-web direction (X), each insulating strip defining a connecting area 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 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 (Y), 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 to electrically connect, within the connecting area(s) , 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 ). <EOS>