Japan Solar Update: No.112 (Sept 2 ~ 6, 2024)
The solar module shipment rankings for the first half of 2024 have been announced by Taiwan-based PV InfoLink. The rankings are as follows:
| Ranking | Company Name | Cuntry |
| 1 |
Jinko Solar |
China |
| 2 | JA Solar Technology | China |
| 3 | Trina Solar | China |
| 4 | LONGi Green Energy Technology | China |
| 5 | Tongwei グループ | China |
| 6 | Chint New Energy Technology (Astronergy) | China |
| 7 | Canadian Solar | Canada |
| 8 | GCL System Integration Technology (GCLS) | China |
| DAS Solar | China | |
| 10 | Risen Energy | China |
The top 10 PV module manufacturers shipped a total of 226 GW, with the leading four companies contributing to 63% of this volume, highlighting a growing oligopoly in the solar panel industry.
Outside the top 10, companies like Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics (China), Yingli Solar (China), Seraphim Solar System (China), First Solar (US), and Wuxi Suntech Power (China) each reported shipments exceeding 5 GW.
In the first half of 2024, n-type crystalline silicon TOPCon PV modules dominated the market with a 70% share, while PERC PV modules saw their share decline to 27-28%.