Gamko New Energy vs Risen - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Gamko New Energy has the broader catalog (255 vs 153 models). Gamko New Energy leads on peak efficiency at 24.14%.
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
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
- Founded
- 1986
- Headquarters
- Ninghai, China
- Listed
- SZSE: 300118
- Tier 1 bankable
- Yes
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%+
Risen offers more 600W+ panels (39% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: TOPCon (57%)
Dominant cell tech: TOPCon (39%)
The flagships
Written summary
Gamko New Energy is a Chinese solar module manufacturer headquartered in Nantong, Jiangsu province, with production history tracing back to around 2008. The company reported an annual manufacturing capacity of approximately 1.2 GW as of 2023, placing it firmly in the small-to-mid-size tier of a market dominated by multi-gigawatt giants. Gamko does not appear on BloombergNEF Tier 1 lists, and independent third-party assessments of its bankability are scarce - a meaningful gap for project finance and insurance underwriting purposes. Risen Energy, by contrast, is a publicly listed manufacturer on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (300118) headquartered in Shengzhou, Zhejiang, with confirmed BloombergNEF Tier 1 status and a reported annual production capacity of around 40 GW at end-2024. With 18.07 GW of module shipments in 2024 and an estimated 4% global market share, Risen holds a consistent position inside the global top-10 and is substantially more recognizable to institutional buyers and project financiers.
Gamko's catalog spans a wide wattage range - from small off-grid panels to large-format modules above 500 W - incorporating PERC and TOPCon cell technologies alongside flexible and bifacial variants. This breadth makes the brand most suitable for residential rooftop installations, off-grid rural projects, and budget-sensitive commercial-and-industrial applications where formal bankability is not a hard requirement. Risen's product portfolio targets higher-performance applications: the company has invested heavily in heterojunction (HJT) technology, reaching 15 GW of HJT module production capacity, and its TOPCon and HJT modules earned top-performer recognition from PV Evolution Labs across seven stress-test categories. These modules are deployed across residential, commercial, and utility-scale ground-mount projects in markets worldwide.
For a typical buyer requiring project financing, long-term warranty credibility, or independently verified performance data, Risen is the stronger default. Gamko can be a practical option for small off-grid or heavily price-constrained installations where institutional bankability is not required, but for any grid-tied work - residential or larger - the gap in verified market standing between the two brands is too significant to overlook.
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-05-14
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