Jinko Solar vs Reliance New Energy - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Jinko Solar has the broader catalog (637 vs 7 models). Jinko Solar leads on peak efficiency at 24.80%. Reliance New Energy 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
JinkoSolar is a global leader in the solar industry, manufacturing and distributing solar products and solutions to a diversified international customer base. They have a vertically integrated solar product value chain. The company is committed to providing clean, efficient, and sustainable energy solutions worldwide.
- Founded
- 2006
- Headquarters
- Shanghai, China
- Annual capacity
- 130.0 GW/year
- Employees
- 33,830
- Listed
- NYSE: JKS
- Tier 1 bankable
- Yes
Reliance New Energy Limited (RNEL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, India's largest conglomerate, established to build an integrated renewable energy business. It is developing solar photovoltaic module and cell manufacturing at the Dhirubhai Ambani Green Energy Giga Complex in Jamnagar...
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- Mumbai, India
- Annual capacity
- 10-20 GW/year
- 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
Jinko Solar skews to higher efficiency: 29% of lineup is 23%+
Reliance New Energy offers more 600W+ panels (100% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (41%)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>HJT</strong> (100%)
The flagships
Written summary
Jinko Solar is a Chinese photovoltaic manufacturer founded in 2006 in Shangrao, listed on the NYSE since 2010 (ticker JKS), and now headquartered in Shanghai. It has topped BloombergNEF bankability rankings for ten consecutive years and in 2024 became the only module maker to achieve a 100 percent bankability score. Its production scale is vast, with annual module capacity expected to reach roughly 130 GW by the end of 2025, putting it among the largest suppliers globally alongside LONGi. Reliance New Energy, the clean-energy arm of India's Reliance Industries conglomerate, is a much newer entrant: its first production line at the Jamnagar gigafactory started up in 2025 with an initial 10 GW annual capacity, expandable to 20 GW, and no confirmed Tier 1 / BloombergNEF bankability status appears in public sources yet. On institutional track record and financial standing, Jinko clearly has the stronger footprint.
Jinko's product range centers on N-type TOPCon cell technology under the Tiger Neo brand, spanning 54-cell residential modules (roughly 430-445 W) up to 72- and 78-cell commercial and utility-scale variants, with the newest Tiger Neo 3.0 generation reaching 670 W for utility applications. Reliance, by contrast, has committed to heterojunction (HJT) technology, rolling out its first BIS-certified 720 Wp modules from Jamnagar with claimed higher energy yield and lower degradation than conventional panels, produced through a fully vertically integrated chain from quartz to finished module - though output is currently aimed primarily at the domestic Indian market.
For an international buyer, particularly one prioritizing bankability, warranty confidence, and proven field performance, Jinko Solar remains the safer default choice given its long operating history and global distribution network. Reliance New Energy is a brand worth watching, backed by significant capital and an ambitious HJT strategy, but it has not yet built the international track record or certification breadth that makes Jinko comparably low-risk today.
Generated by Claude Sonnet 5 · 2026-08-10
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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.