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2020 module market forecast

According to PV InfoLink’s database, JinkoSolar topped the 2019 rankings for global module shipments with around 14 GW – far higher than any of its rivals. Notably, this is not the first time Jinko has secured the No. 1 spot; it has avoided slipping from the top as many of its predecessors did in the industry’s earlier years. The company is followed by JA Solar and Trina Solar (each shipping more than 10 GW), and then Longi, Canadian Solar, Hanwha Q Cells, Risen Energy, Suntech, Astronergy, and Talesun.

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pv magazine

10 Feb 2020

Corrine Lin is Chief Analyst at Taiwan-based PV InfoLink. She works on market conditions, spot market prices, capacity expansions, and production technology across the supply chain. | Image: pv magazine/David Tacon

Ranked by export volumes, the top five largest PV module manufacturers in 2019 were JinkoSolar, JA Solar, Canadian Solar, Trina Solar, and Risen Energy. Together they exported 33–34 GW of modules from China over the course of the year.Consolidation creepsAccording to the PV InfoLink database, the share of shipments from the top 10 manufacturers grew …

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