What's new at Tongwei solar?

PV Tech spoke with the Chinese manufacturer’s vice general manager of PV business, Yan Li, about its ten-year mark, the launch of a new TOPCon module line and the rollout of its Global Partner Programme. PV Tech: This year marks the ten-year anniversary of Tongwei Solar.

Could Tongwei solar become the world's first vertically-integrated solar module supplier?

Image: PV Tech. Following on from recent blogs exploring PV module pricing and the future of industry supply chains, Finlay Colville, head of market research at PV Tech, explores why – and how – Tongwei Solar could become the industry’s first vertically-integrated, leading global module supplier by the middle of this decade.

How much power does a Tongwei solar panel produce?

Tongwei is offering six versions of its monofacial monocrystalline panels, with power outputs ranging from 400 W to 430 W and power conversion efficiencies between 20.1% and 21.7%. TW Solar (Tongwei) has unveiled new shingled solar panels for rooftop applications.

When did Tongwei solar start manufacturing solar modules?

Image: Tongwei. A decade can seem like a long time, especially in a fast-moving sector like the solar industry. Tongwei Solar celebrates that landmark this year, a period that has seen it evolve into a vertically integrated solar manufacturer when it started manufacturing modules in 2022.

Who is Tongwei solar?

This year, Tongwei will be the largest producer of polysilicon for the solar industry (with all existing and future capacity outside of the Xinjiang region) and the largest producer of solar cells. The company is now a circa. US$10 billion turnover entity, with sales tripling in the past few years.

Will Tongwei solar become a global module powerhouse in 2025?

While LONGi Solar is likely to retain this position for the next 2-3 years, 2025 could see Tongwei Solar emerging as the new global module powerhouse. After a couple of failed attempts (Yingli and Suntech ran into cashflow and debt problems shortly after becoming market leaders), from 2013 it has been a more predicable landscape.