TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENERGY - Preferred Components: In the solar cell: at least a portion of the light transmission body is provided between the electrode and the light receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion body; and a first contact area between the electrode and light receiving surface of the light transmission body is larger than a second contact area. The light receiving surface of the light transmission body has an exposed area which is not covered with the electrode; has a curved shape or substantially circular arc shape in the cross-section along the width direction of the collector electrode. The light transmission body: has a thickness of greater than or equal to 400 in a direction substantially orthogonal to the light receiving surface; has a refraction index of 1.4-3.6, preferably 1.6-1.8; is made of a low-elasticity member; includes a resin material; and projects from the light receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion body, which is substantially flat. The electrode: has an inclined portion which is inclined with respect to the light receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion body, where the inclined portion extends in a linear shape or circular arc fashion; has a substantially V shape in the cross section along the width direction of the collector electrode; and comprises many parallel collector electrodes provided on the light receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion body with a predetermined distance between the parallel collector electrodes. The light transmission body comprises many light transmission bodies respectively provided along the parallel collector electrodes. Each collector electrodes has a portion extending to and provided on the part of the light receiving surface of at least one of the light transmission bodies. Each parallel collector electrodes has a longitudinal direction and width direction, where at least one widthwise side of each parallel collector electrode extends to and is provided on the part of the light receiving surface of each light transmission body; or one widthwise side extends to and on the part of the light receiving surface of one of the two adjacent light transmission bodies, and the other widthwise side extends to and on the part of the light receiving surface of the other of the two adjacent the light transmission bodies.