A photovoltaic apparatus capable of improving output characteristics is provided. This photovoltaic apparatus includes at least one power generation unit having a first conductivity type first non-single-crystalline semiconductor layer (3, 13, 43, 53, 63, 73, 83) including at least one layer, a substantially intrinsic second non-single-crystalline semiconductor layer (4, 14, 44, 54, 64, 74, 84) including at least one layer and a second conductivity type third non-single-crystalline semiconductor layer (5, 15, 45, 55, 65, 75, 85) including at least one layer, and at least one of the layer constituting the first non-single-crystalline semiconductor layer, the layer constituting the second non-single-crystalline semiconductor layer and the layer constituting the third non-single crystalline semiconductor layer has a preferred crystal orientation plane different from those of the remaining layers.