Premier Energies vs AKCOME - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Premier Energies has the broader catalog (56 vs 3 models). Premier Energies leads on peak efficiency at 22.83%. 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
Premier Energies is an integrated solar cell and solar module manufacturing company in India. They offer photovoltaic products and solutions, and their manufacturing units are located in Telangana. The company is backed by GEF Capital, a Washington DC based Private Equity Investor.
- Founded
- 1995
- Headquarters
- Hyderabad, India
- Annual capacity
- 5.1 GW/year
- Employees
- 501-1000
- Listed
- NSE: PREMIERENE
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> (50%)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>HJT</strong> (100%)
The flagships
Written summary
Premier Energies is an Indian solar manufacturer headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana, founded in 1995 and listed on Indian stock exchanges since 2024. By late 2025 its annual capacity stood at approximately 3.2 GW of solar cells and 5.1 GW of modules, with further large-scale expansion underway. Wood Mackenzie rates it a top-3 Indian Grade A module maker, and Terawatt PV places it among the global top 15 manufacturers. AKCOME is a Chinese manufacturer that entered court-supervised bankruptcy reorganization in July 2024 after a subsidiary was declared insolvent; its shares were delisted from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in June 2024 after trading below 1 yuan for 20 consecutive days, and it was subsequently removed from BloombergNEF Tier 1 lists and from TaiyangNews Top Solar Modules tracking in early 2025. Premier Energies carries a significantly stronger and more secure institutional standing.
Premier Energies serves residential premium buyers via its NeoBlack all-black TOPCon series and targets utility-scale customers with large-format bifacial modules, including a 620 W DCR G12R model using n-type TOPCon cells, commissioned in August 2025. The company has transitioned its leading product lines from mono PERC to n-type TOPCon. AKCOME had built a niche around HJT cell technology, which positioned its modules for premium rooftop applications, and at peak claimed roughly 3.8 GW of annual capacity. However, production was suspended across multiple subsidiaries, and warranty continuity for any AKCOME product is genuinely uncertain.
Between these two, Premier Energies is the only credible choice for a buyer in 2025. AKCOME's financial collapse, stock delisting, and halted production make it an unacceptable risk for any long-lived solar asset. Premier Energies is an actively expanding manufacturer with confirmed n-type TOPCon capability and a growing international order book. Buyers outside India should verify local distributor support, but on institutional and product grounds the choice is clear.
- AKCOME halts manufacturing, faces possible Chinese stock delisting
- AKCOME confirms delisting from the Shenzhen stock market
- Premier Energies secures 1.6 GW solar cell and module supply orders
- Premier Energies begins production at 1.2 GW n-type G12R TOPCon cell line
- Premier Energies ranks among top 15 global PV manufacturers - SolarQuarter
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-06-23
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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.