AKCOME vs Loom Solar - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Loom Solar has the broader catalog (10 vs 3 models). Loom Solar leads on peak efficiency at 23.23%. AKCOME 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.
The two companies
Loom Solar is an Indian manufacturer of solar panels, inverters, and lithium batteries, primarily serving the residential and commercial segments. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Faridabad, Haryana, the company sells its products through a network of over 10,000 dealers across India and exports to more than 10...
- Founded
- 2018
- Headquarters
- Faridabad, India
- Annual capacity
- 0.3 GW/year
- Employees
- 100-500
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
Loom Solar skews to higher efficiency: 30% of lineup is 23%+
AKCOME offers more 600W+ panels (100% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>HJT</strong> (100%)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (70%)
The flagships
Written summary
AKCOME is a Chinese solar manufacturer founded in 2006 and headquartered in Zhejiang province. The company built a reputation as an early specialist in heterojunction (HJT) cell technology and at its peak operated a 6 GW panel factory in Huzhou. It previously appeared on BloombergNEF Tier 1 lists and was rated in the CC+ bankability tier by PV ModuleTech as of Q2 2024 - a low-investment-reliability designation. Critically, Zhejiang Akcome Photoelectricity Technology filed for bankruptcy in 2024 due to an inability to meet debt obligations and was subsequently delisted from the TOP SOLAR MODULES ranking when its website became inaccessible. Loom Solar is an Indian company founded in 2018 by brothers Amol and Amod Anand, with manufacturing currently operating at around 300 MW of module capacity. Loom Solar does not appear on BloombergNEF Tier 1 lists, though the company announced plans at the REI 2025 expo to build a 1.2 GW factory in Uttar Pradesh equipped for TOPCon and HJT production. In terms of institutional footprint and historical scale, AKCOME was the larger and better-credentialed entity at its height, but that status is now defunct.
AKCOME's product legacy was built around HJT modules, with efficiencies confirmed by independent tracking sources at up to 22.37-23.5% and output ranges reaching 710-730 W. Loom Solar's current catalog covers mono-PERC, TOPCon, and bifacial modules ranging from small residential formats up to 730 Wp, alongside battery storage and inverters - a broader systems approach aimed at Indian rooftop customers. Loom Solar's primary market is residential and light commercial rooftop installations across India and select export markets, with a distribution network of over 10,000 dealers domestically.
For a typical buyer in 2025-2026, neither brand is a straightforward recommendation. AKCOME's bankruptcy makes procurement and warranty servicing a genuine risk - sourcing panels from a manufacturer in insolvency proceedings is strongly inadvisable regardless of past technical merit. Loom Solar remains a viable option for buyers in India seeking a domestically manufactured, Make-in-India product, though its relatively modest current capacity and absence from global bankability rankings mean it is better suited to smaller residential projects than large commercial or utility-scale procurement.
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-06-11
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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.