Navitas Solar vs AKCOME - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Navitas Solar has the broader catalog (8 vs 3 models). AKCOME leads on peak efficiency at 22.54%. 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
Navitas Solar (Navitas Green Solutions Pvt. Ltd.) is an Indian solar module manufacturer headquartered in Surat, Gujarat. Founded in 2013, the company specializes in mono PERC and TOPCon solar panels and has expanded its annual manufacturing capacity to approximately 3 GW. It markets itself as one of India's leading...
- Founded
- 2013
- Headquarters
- Surat, India
- Annual capacity
- 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
AKCOME offers more 600W+ panels (100% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>PERC</strong> (100%)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>HJT</strong> (100%)
The flagships
Written summary
Navitas Solar is an Indian manufacturer founded in 2013 and headquartered in Surat, Gujarat, with approximately 3 GW of annual module production capacity. The company produces both Mono PERC and n-type TOPCon bifacial panels spanning 40 W to 720 W. While widely cited as one of India's leading module makers, a confirmed Tier 1 or BloombergNEF bankability listing has not surfaced in publicly available sources as of mid-2025. AKCOME, founded in 2006 and headquartered in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province, China, has been publicly listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange since 2010 and operates across more than 30 countries. AKCOME held Bloomberg Tier 1 status in 2022, giving it the stronger institutional footprint of the two.
AKCOME has concentrated its modern product identity on heterojunction (HJT) cell technology, with its current lineup fully bifacial. Its high-power HJT series reaches up to 730 W per panel at efficiencies confirmed up to 23.5 percent, backed by a claimed 30-year performance warranty - the strongest the company asserts within the HJT class. This positions AKCOME primarily for premium commercial rooftops and utility-scale ground mounts where HJT's lower temperature coefficient justifies the price premium. Navitas Solar offers a broader range: established Mono PERC lines for cost-driven rooftop and commercial work, alongside a TOPCon bifacial range launched in early 2024 with outputs between 560 W and 630 W and efficiency above 22 percent, targeting the mid-to-high-performance segment.
For buyers in 2025, AKCOME is the more defensible choice for project-financed or export-market installations, given its longer operating history, prior bankability recognition, and broader international review coverage. Navitas Solar is the more compelling option in the Indian domestic market or where local content rules favor domestically manufactured modules. The two brands are not interchangeable: AKCOME is a globally oriented HJT specialist, while Navitas is a diversified Indian manufacturer still building its international profile.
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-06-12
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