Who makes Tongwei solar panels?

Tongwei is also a major employer, boasting more than 60,000 employees worldwide. While the company supplies panels for the Australian market, it is yet to establish a physical office here. Tongwei Solar panels are imported into Australia by wholesalers Blue Sun Group, Supply Partners, One Stop Warehouse and Krannich Solar.

How big is Tongwei solar?

Tongwei Solar’s annual production capacity is reported to be 70GW for solar cells and 14GW for solar panels, which makes it one of the bigger players in the solar panel manufacturing market. Tongwei Solar has yet to establish a local office in Australia to support its Australian customers.

Does Tongwei solar offer CEC-approved solar panels in Australia?

Tongwei Solar, once a white-label solar cell maker, now offers 40 CEC-approved solar panel in Australia under the "TW Solar" brand.

Does Tongwei solar have a presence in Australia?

As we said in 2019, Tongwei Solar had no presence in Australia and had not sought Clean Energy Council approval – not surprising since, at the time, it wasn’t focused on solar panels but was essentially a white label behind other panel manufacturers. As such it was, however, a heavyweight solar cell maker, producing 12GW a year.

Will Tongwei have 80GW of solar panels in 2023?

Tongwei hopes to have an incredible 80GW of solar panel capacity by the end of 2023, compared to a mere 14GW in 2022. The other change Australian buyers might have noticed is that with products on the CEC’s approved list, TW Solar has also inked distribution agreements with One Stop Warehouse, Bluesun, Solar Juice and Raystech. Note from Finn:

What does Tongwei produce?

Tongwei produces polysilicon, cells and solar panels. It supplies cells to many of the world's leading panel manufacturers. As at September 2024, the firm had an annual polysilicon production capacity of 650,000 tons, annual solar cell production capacity of more than 95GW, and an annual module production capacity of 75GW.