Top 10 best solar panels manufacturers in China

China is a leader of reusable energy countries. And China has more than 80% market share in the world. Even though some best solar panels brands are from the US or Canada, or other countries, but most of them have manufactories/factories in China to produce solar panels. China solar panels not only have good quality, but also have a competitive price. Now let me show you the top 10 best solar panels brands or manufacturers in China.

top 10 China solar panel

If you’re finding solar panesl for wholesale, you should consider those China best solar panels factories and supplies.

Why China’s solar panels are so cheap?

China is focusing on making a better life for people, in the future, not focusing on rich men. Our government will put so much effort to make the poor area to get rid of the poor. That’s why you will see that China has high-speed trains and high-speed roads all over China. That’s the China government put lots of money and effort into there.

Because we will be lacking of energy sooner or later in the world, we need to find some reusable energy. So China launched a reusable energy subsidies policy to encourage manufacturers or companies to put more effort into reusable energy study.

After many years of growth, China becomes a leader of the solar panels producers and solar panels market share.

The top 10 best solar panels manufacturers in China

I’ve searched many resources about the top 10 best solar panels manufacturers/brands in China. But the ranking data will be slightly different from different data we quote from. All I can tell you is those top 5 China solar panels manufacturers/brands are all the best. (one of the buyers said that)

Top 5 solar panels China manufactures

The top 5 solar panels manufacturers list below are the best in China, and the world. They all have best quality and best solar panels producers.

LONGi is a world leader in the clean energy transition. LONGi provides a comprehensive suite of solar PV solutions that can optimize a wide range of project applications.

LONGi’s technological and manufacturing leadership in solar wafers, cells and modules underscores. LONGi offers high-quality, reliable products and systems, and provides holistic solutions for the solar and renewables industry. The products include Utility-Scale Solar, Commercial & Industrial, Residential, Hydrogen, etc.

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (Stock code of SH Stock Exchange: 601012) founded in 2000, is a solar energy technology company registered in China and located in No.388 Hangtian Middle Road, Chang’an District, Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province, China

LONGi has seven main production bases in China, including Yunnan, Ningxia, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Anhui, and Shanxi, among which, the Yunnan and Ningxia bases are the largest.

LONGi has manufacturing bases and sales offices in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. Among them, there are manufacturing bases in China, Vietnam and Malaysia.

In addition, there are sales offices set up in countries such as the United States, Japan, Germany, India, Australia, the United Arab Emirates and Thailand.

Founded: 2000
Headquarters: Xi’an, Shanxi, China
Revenue: ¥90.86 billion RMB (2021)
Global Employees: 49967
Fortunate China 500 rank: 210
China’s Solar Enterprise rank: 1#
China’s Energy and Chemical Manufacturing Industry rank: 7#
Researchers: 1000+
Patents: 1387
N-HJT Efficiency: 26.30%
Indium-free HJT cell efficiency: 25.40%
P-type HJT cells efficiency: 25.47%

Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. (the “Company”, or “Jinko Solar”) (SSE: 688223) is one of the most famous and innovative solar technology companies in the world. Its business covers the core links of the photovoltaic industry chain, focusing on the R&D of integrated photovoltaic products and integrated clean energy solutions.

At present, Jinko Solar’s products serve more than 3,000 customers in more than 160 countries around the world, and the company has ranked No.1 in global module shipments for many years.

By the end of March 2022, the cumulative module shipments of Jinko Solar have exceeded 100GW. Jinko Solar is an industry opinion leader under various international frameworks, such as B20.

and it is also the first solar energy company to join the RE100 green initiative.

Jinko Solar is the first company to establish a “vertically integrated” production capacity, from silicon material processing to wafer, cell and module production in the industry.

It has a total of 12 global production bases in China, the United States, Malaysia and Vietnam. By the end of 2021, the company’s effective production capacity of monocrystalline silicon wafers, cells and modules reach 32.5GW, 24GW and 45GW respectively.

Jinko Solar has more than 1,000 R&D and technical employees and has won many honors such as “National Enterprise Technology Center“, “National Technology Innovation Demonstration Enterprise“, “Champion of Manufacturing “, and has formulated many international and domestic industry standards such as IEC. Jinko Solar continuously expands the diversified application scenarios of photovoltaic technology, including building-integrated photovoltaic, photovoltaic hydrogen production, energy storage and other fields, and strives to create a new energy ecosystem.

Founded: 2000
Headquarters: Shanghai, China
Revenue: ¥40.48 billion RMB (2021)
Delivered: 100GW
Global Factories: 12+
Services Centers: 35+
Covered Countries: 160+
Annual Orders: 8,000
Maximum conversion efficiency: 25.7%

Trina

As a global leading provider for photovoltaic (PV) module and smart energy solutions, Trina Solar delivers PV products, applications and services to promote global sustainable development. Through constant innovation, Trina Solar continues to push the PV industry forward by creating greater grid parity of PV power and popularizing renewable energy. Trina’s mission is to boost global renewable energy development around the world for the benefit of all of humanity.

As June 30, 2021, Trina Solar delivered more than 83 GW of solar modules worldwide and ranked on the list of “Top 500 Private Enterprises in China”. In addition, Trina’s downstream business includes solar PV project development, financing, design, construction, operations and management, and one-stop system integration solutions for customers. Trina Solar has connected over 5.5GW of solar power plants to the grid worldwide.

Trina Solar is a global leader in the development and management of solar projects, and is active in more than 15 countries and areas, including but not limited to USA, UK, Italy, France, Greece, Spain, Japan, Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Australia, Vietnam, Cambodia, South Korea.

Founded: 1997
Headquarters: Changzhou,Jiangsu,China
Revenue: $7.03 billion (2021)
Number of employees: 17,586 (2021)
210-mm i-TOPCon solar cell efficiency: 25.5%

JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd. was founded in 2005. The company’s business ranges from silicon wafers, cells and modules to complete photovoltaic power systems, and its products are sold to 135 countries and regions. On the strength of its continuous technological innovation, sound financial condition, well-established global sales and customer service network, JA Solar has been highly recognized by authoritative associations in the industry as a leading global manufacturer of high-performance PV products.

JA Solar high-efficiency modules are installed in ground-mounted power plants, and in residential, commercial and industrial rooftop PV systems in over 120 countries and regions

Founded: 2005
Headquarters: Beijing, China
Annual Sales Revenue (2021): ¥41.3 billion RMB
Cumulative Shipments (As of Q1, 2022): 95GW
Clients Worldwide (As of Q4, 2019): 33000
Employees(As of Q4, 2021): 29638
JA solar efficiency: around 20-21%

Risen Energy Co., Ltd. was founded in 1986 and listed as a Chinese public company (Stock Code: 300118) in 2010. Risen Energy is one of the pioneers in the solar industry and has committed to this industry as an R&D expert, an integrated manufacturer from wafers to modules, a manufacturer of off-grid systems, and also an investor, a developer and an EPC of PV projects.

Aiming to deliver the green energy worldwide, Risen Energy is developing internationally with offices and sales networks in China, Germany, Australia, Mexico, India, Japan, USA and others.

As a state-level high-tech enterprise, Risen Energy has more than 45 key business core technologies, and has established a national level photovoltaic laboratory, which is independent and received CNAS certification. The laboratory can carry out 54 project tests according to EC61215, IEC61730-2 and UL1703, and provide support for the design, development and quality control of the company and other photovoltaic enterprises.

Risen Energy’s relevant products have passed TüV, CE, GS, ROHS, REACH, PAHS and other international certifications, and have taken the lead in passing the ISO14001 environmental management system, ISO9001 quality management system and GB / T28000 occupational health and safety management system certification. Investors in the development of photovoltaic power stations in 2014.Gold award for the photovoltaic industry of the 9th China Brand Festival in 2015, the first batch of photovoltaic “Top Runners” certification and other awards. In 2017, the company won the 6th place among the top 20 Chinese photovoltaic module companies.

Founded: 1986
Headquarters: Ningbo,China
Revenue: ¥18.831 billion RMB (2021)
Employees: 100000 (Global)
Heterojunction solar module series efficiency: 23.08% to 23.65%

Top 6-10 solar panels manufacturers in China (others)

Suntech, founded in 2001, as a famous photovoltaic manufacturer in the world, is devoted to the R & D and the production of crystalline silicon solar cells and modules for 21 years. The company has its sales areas spread all over more than 100 countries and regions in the world, and the cumulative historical shipments exceeded 30 GW.

Founded: 2001
Headquarters: WuXi, Jiangsu, China
Global cumulative shipments photovoltaic (PV) modules: 30GW+
Authorized patents: 600+
Worldwide business footprints: 100+
Suntech Ultra V module adopts 182 mm silicon wafer Efficiency: 21.3%

NOTE: SUNTECH solar has financial problems, but the products producing is still going on. If you’re working with them, you should keep eyes on that a little bit.

Established as a subsidiary of CHINT Group in 2009, with registered capital of RMB9.38 billion, CHINT SOLAR is a clean energy solution provider engaged in new energy development, construction, operation, and services. Besides, the company also draws blueprints for investment and construction in the comprehensive energy segments, such as photovoltaic power station, energy storage, energy commercialization, micro-grid, and multi-energy complementation.

Up to now, the cumulative global installed photovoltaic capacity has totaled 8 GW, which proves that CHINT SOLAR occupies the front rank in China. Relying on the unremitting efforts of CHINT Group in the power energy sector over the past 38 years and taking full advantages of the entire electrical industry chain, CHINT SOLAR has emerged as an important influencer in the renewable energy with leading edge in both system integration and technology integration in the industry.

From a domestic perspective, CHINT SOLAR with advanced innovation to explore for different constructions type of photovoltaic power stations.

Rich experience in the construction of kaleidoscopic types of power stations has been gained by CHINT SOLAR, such as large and medium-sized ground-mounted power stations, industrial and commercial distributed rooftop photovoltaic power stations, agriculture-photovoltaic/desert-photovoltaic/aquaculture-photovoltaic/husbandry-photovoltaic power stations and other types of “photovoltaic+” power stations.

From a global perspective, CHINT SOLAR spares no effort to join cooperation under the “Belt and Road” Initiative and has devoted to photovoltaic power station construction and EPC service in Thailand, Spain, the United States, Bulgaria, Turkey, India, Romania, South Africa, South Korea, Japan, the Netherlands, Vietnam, Egypt and other countries and regions, thereby enabling the whole world to share green energy.

In addition, CHINT SOLAR dedicates to providing customers with comprehensive energy solutions, and launches investment and construction campaigns in the comprehensive energy segments, such as energy storage, electricity sales, micro-grid, and multi-energy complementation. The layout of urban comprehensive energy service projects, such as combined heat and power generation, biomass, gas trigeneration, energy storage and hydrogen energy, has been in full swing.

Founded: 1997 (CHINT Group), 2009 (Astronergy)
Headquarters: Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
Revenue: ¥38.86 billion RMB (2021)
Employees: 30000(CHINT Group) 4000(Astronergy)
N-Type TOPCon Cell efficiency: 24%

GCL System Integration Technology Co. Ltd (002506 Shenzhen Stock) (GCL S.I.) is part of the GOLDEN CONCORD Group (GCL), an international energy conglomerate specializing in clean and sustainable energy.

The Group, founded in 1990, now employs 30,000 people worldwide with business footprints across 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions of mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, as well as Africa, North America, Southeast Asia and Europe. GCL ranked third in the world’s new energy Top500 (2017)

GCL S.I. currently has operations all over the world and has five-module production bases in mainland China and one in Vietnam, with production capacity of 6GW, and an additional 2GW of high-efficiency battery capacity, making it a world-class module producer. This company offers a wide range of high-quality products for a variety of application environments, including modules of standard 60/72-piece, dual-glass, high-efficiency polysilicon PERC, and half-cell etc.

All products underwent the most rigorous quality inspection and testing. GCL S.I. is rated as a global first-tier module supplier by Bloomberg ranking among the top six globally for three consecutive years. With a vertically integrated value chain operation, GCL S.I. has proven track record of capability and expertise in delivering state-of-the-art solar package solutions incorporating DESIGN-PRODUCT-SERVICE.

Founded: 1990
Headquarters: Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Revenue: ¥11.31 billion RMB (2021)
Employees: 30000
Efficiency: 20.7%-21.7%

Aiko Solar (Stock code: 600732) is one of the major vendors of PERC cells across the globe that has business in R&D, production, and sale of solar cells with leading technology of manufacturing PERC cells and capability of producing and supplying them.

The company has three production bases of high-efficiency PERC cells respectively in Foshan of Guangdong, Yiwu of Zhejiang, and Tianjin, expected to generate a combined capacity of 36GW by the end of 2021.

The company manifests a strong presence in the international market, with products sold in South Korea, Japan, India, and Europe, making it the world’s top cell exporter and gaining the trust of crystalline silicon module producers around the world.

Aiko solar has built-up an international R&D team with members from all over the world, and established a joint R&D Centre in Yiwu with integrated industrial chain resources. We are constantly developing new technologies and providing customers with products of higher efficiency, reliability, and power generation.

Founded: 2009
Headquarters: Shanghai, China
Revenue: ¥15.4 billion RMB (2021)
Employees: 6796
Front side of its bifacial PERC cells Efficiency: 21.8%

Talesun Solar

Talesun Solar, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zhongli Group, was founded in 2010. Through more than 10 years of innovation and development, it has become one of the global Top 10 photovoltaic manufacturers, Tier 1 module supplier in Bloomberg Ranking, one of China’s largest photovoltaic power station developers, and a first-class leading enterprise among China’s photovoltaic manufacturers.

Talesun solar’s downstream business includes solar photovoltaic project development, design, EPC construction, operation & maintenance and one-stop system integration solutions for customers.

In 2015, the Company innovated and launched “Intelligent Photovoltaic+ Sci-tech Agriculture and PV Farms in Poor Villages”, thus becoming a leader in global solar power industry. Through constantly improving our conversion efficiencies and the quality of PV cells and modules, and optimizing project solution design, Talesun continues to push the decrease of solar energy cost, and makes contributions to the development of global clean and environment-friendly energy.

Founded: 2010
Headquarters: Suzhou, Jiangsu, China


Renesola

Founded in 2005, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2008, ReneSola (NYSE:SOL) is a leading international manufacturer and supplier of green energy products.

Leveraging its global presence with offices and warehouses in more than 16 countries and expansive production facilities and sales network, Renesola is well positioned to provide the highest quality green energy products and on-time services for EPC, installers and green energy projects around the world.

Founded: 2005
Headquarters: Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China

All the data about are from official website, financial reports and some third-party ranking data. For those who are finding China solar panels manufacturers, factories or supplies. You can contact them by go to their official website. And the top 5 solar panels China companies are trusted in the world.

However, more and more Chinese solar panels companies have financial problems. You should take care of that before you choose the suppliers.

If you need any help to find & contact China factory, product sourcing in China. I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

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