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AIKO vs Avaada - solar panel manufacturer comparison

AIKO
China Founded 2009 Tier 1
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Avaada
India Founded 2009
Read the Avaada review
At a glance

AIKO has the broader catalog (144 vs 12 models). AIKO leads on peak efficiency at 25.20%. Avaada leans bifacial (100% 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.

Panel models
144 12
Highest power
805 Wp 720 Wp
Best efficiency
25.2% 23.6%
Average efficiency
23.7% 23.1%
Bifacial share
24% 100%
Average warranty
30 yrs 30 yrs
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The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures
AIKO
Founded
2009
Headquarters
Shanghai, China
Tier 1 bankable
Yes
Avaada

Avaada Group is a diversified Indian clean energy conglomerate active in renewable power generation, solar PV manufacturing, green hydrogen, battery storage, and pumped hydro. Its manufacturing arm, Avaada Electro, produces high-efficiency N-Type TOPCon solar cells and modules and is rapidly scaling capacity in Uttar...

Founded
2009
Headquarters
Mumbai, India
Annual capacity
8-10 GW/year
Employees
2000-3000
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric AIKO Avaada
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 144+132 12
Max Power 805 W+85 W 720 W
Avg Power 581 W 630 W+49 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency 25.20%+1.60 pp 23.60%
Avg Efficiency 23.65%+0.58 pp 23.07%
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient -0.271%/°C+0.029 -0.300%/°C
Bifacial Share 35 (24%) 12 (100%)+76 pp
Avg Warranty 29.5 yrs 30.0 yrs+0.5 yr

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.

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What each of them builds

Cell technology across the market
Efficiency spread
Share of each catalogue in every efficiency band

AIKO skews to higher efficiency: 85% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

Avaada offers more 600W+ panels (83% of lineup)

AIKO cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>Back Contact</strong> (83%)

Avaada cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (92%)

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The flagships

Highest-power models from each brand
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Written summary

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Something missing from a catalogue? Both lists are built from the datasheets in the database. If a model is absent, it has not been ingested yet.

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Comparisons are computed from manufacturer datasheets held in the ComparePV database and may not reflect a brand's complete current lineup. Nothing on this page is paid placement.