NOVELTY - The transparent substrate (1) comprises an electrically conductive oxide layer (2), which has a thickness of 100-1500 nm and a surface having a texturing that has an aspect ratio (T/B) of 2/3 to 1/15 and/or a roughness of 40-140 nm. The texturing contains structures having a magnitude of 20 nm to 1 mu m, and has a rounded profile in central cross section. The substrate has a surface of greater than 19 m2, and is made of glass and/or heat-stable synthetic materials. A portion (more than 19%) of the substrate surface is coated. The conductive oxide layer has a veil of 15%.    USE - The transparent substrate is useful in photovoltaic industry, display technique, lighting technique and automotive technique, and in thin-film solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The transparent substrate can be simply and economically manufactured with high performance, is thermally, chemically and dimensionally stable under high environmental conditions, has high electrical conductivity and high transparency to electromagnetic radiation e.g. sunlight, and prevents the formation of defects during manufacture.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The transparent substrate (1) comprises an electrically conductive oxide layer (2), which has a thickness of 100-1500 nm and a surface having a texturing that has an aspect ratio (T/B) of 2/3 to 1/15 and/or a roughness of 40-140 nm. The texturing contains structures having a magnitude of 20 nm to 1 mu m, and has a rounded profile in central cross section. The substrate has a surface of greater than 19 m2, and is made of glass and/or heat-stable synthetic materials. A portion (more than 19%) of the substrate surface is coated. The conductive oxide layer has a veil of 15%, an oxygen-enriched covering layer and a transmission of greater than 75% for electromagnetic waves of wavelength 300-1200 nm. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a process for manufacturing a transparent substrate coated with a transparent electrically conductive oxide layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a transverse sectional view of a transparent substrate.    Coated substrate (1)    Electrically conductive oxide layer (2)    Electrically insulating substrate (3)    Texturization layer (4)    Opening. (5)