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BYD vs Tata Power Solar - solar panel manufacturer comparison

BYD
China Founded 1995 Tier 1
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Tata Power Solar
India Founded 1989 Tier 1
Read the Tata Power Solar review
At a glance

BYD has the broader catalog (115 vs 38 models). BYD leads on peak efficiency at 23.66%.

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
115 38
Highest power
735 Wp 642 Wp
Best efficiency
23.7% 23.1%
Average efficiency
21.8% 21.5%
Bifacial share
95% 100%
Average warranty
29 yrs 28 yrs
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The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures
BYD
Founded
1995
Headquarters
Shenzhen, China
Tier 1 bankable
Yes
Tata Power Solar

Tata Power Solar is India's largest integrated solar company. They operate in manufacturing solar modules, EPC services for solar power projects, and creating innovative solar products. The company is committed to providing access to energy, especially in remote, off-grid parts of India.

Founded
1989
Headquarters
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Annual capacity
4.3 GW/year
Employees
1,245
Tier 1 bankable
Yes
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric BYD Tata Power Solar
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 115+77 38
Max Power 735 W+93 W 642 W
Avg Power 565 W 580 W+15 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency 23.66%+0.61 pp 23.05%
Avg Efficiency 21.84%+0.33 pp 21.52%
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient -0.299%/°C+0.055 -0.354%/°C
Bifacial Share 109 (95%) 38 (100%)+5 pp
Avg Warranty 28.5 yrs+0.1 yr 28.4 yrs

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

BYD skews to higher efficiency: 15% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

BYD offers more 600W+ panels (41% of lineup)

BYD cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (63%)

Tata Power Solar cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>PERC</strong> (82%)

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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.

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.