A.B. Energy vs Gamko New Energy - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Gamko New Energy has the broader catalog (255 vs 0 models). Gamko New Energy leans bifacial (81% of lineup).
Both catalogues are read from the manufacturers' own datasheets. A brand is not scored against the market here, only against the other brand on this page.
The two companies
ABO Energy is a renewable energy company that develops and constructs renewable energy projects, focusing on wind, solar, and storage facilities. They offer turnkey solutions and have connected several gigawatts of nominal output to the grid. The company is active internationally and is committed to driving the energy...
- Founded
- 1996
- Headquarters
- Wiesbaden, Germany
- Employees
- 1,400
Gamko New Energy is a professional solar module manufacturer with a 10-year experience in production and quality control since 2008. They also provide technical services for solar power plants, including design, installation, and maintenance. In 2018, their production capacity reached 2GW.
- Founded
- 2008
- Headquarters
- Nantong, Jiangsu, China
- Annual capacity
- 1.2 GW/year
- Employees
- 201-300
Catalogue against catalogue
An average over a catalogue describes the range a manufacturer publishes, not the module you would buy. A brand with two flagship panels and eighty older ones averages worse than one that has retired its back catalogue.
What each of them builds
Gamko New Energy skews to higher efficiency: 40% of lineup is 23%+
Gamko New Energy offers more 600W+ panels (23% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (57%)
The flagships
Written summary
Gamko New Energy is a Chinese solar module manufacturer headquartered in Hai'an, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, founded around 2008 and operating under the Nantong Gamko New Energy Co., Ltd. legal entity. According to the company's own disclosures and ENF Solar records, it reported an annual production capacity of approximately 1.2 GW as of 2023. No independent BloombergNEF Tier 1 bankability listing was found for Gamko in the course of this research, which places it in the broad mid-tier segment of Chinese manufacturers rather than among the globally bankable names such as JinkoSolar, Longi, or Trina. A.B. Energy, by contrast, returned no usable results across multiple targeted queries - no credible industry publication, certification database, or Tier 1 list surfaces a solar panel manufacturer operating under that exact name. This makes any institutional comparison between the two brands asymmetric: Gamko, however modestly, has a verifiable production footprint; A.B. Energy does not appear in the accessible record.
On the product side, Gamko markets a broad range from small-wattage off-grid modules (5W-250 W range) up to large-format 730 W-750 W N-type TOPCon panels, with bifacial variants also listed on ENF Solar. The company holds standard IEC 61215 and IEC 61730 certifications alongside ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 quality marks, and advertises a 30-year product warranty. Its product range appears aimed at cost-sensitive commercial and light utility projects as well as emerging-market residential segments, rather than premium rooftop buyers in regulated Western markets. For A.B. Energy, no product line details, cell technology, or use-case positioning could be established through open sources.
For a typical buyer in 2025-2026, Gamko is at least a verifiable entity with traceable certifications and a mid-scale manufacturing base, making it a defensible choice for price-driven procurement where bankability is handled separately by the EPC or financier. A.B. Energy cannot be evaluated on the same terms without additional sourcing, and buyers should request independent certification documents and a factory audit before committing to any purchase from that brand.
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-06-14
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