Tongwei Solar Power Generation Area

What makes Tongwei unique?

Tongwei closely aligns with China's green development strategy deployment, organically integrates PV power generation with modern fisheries, and pioneered the "Fishery & PV Integration" development model where power generates on the top and fish swim on the bottom.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Will Tongwei expand its solar cell capacity by 2022?

Tongwei has announced plans to expand its solar cell capacity to 70 GW by the end of 2022. Polysilicon and solar cell manufacturer Tongwei announced it reached a polysilicon capacity of 180,000 MT and a solar cell capacity of 45 GW at the end of December 2021.