Solar N Plus vs Sunlike Solar - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Solar N Plus has the broader catalog (149 vs 135 models). Sunlike Solar leads on peak efficiency at 23.52%. Solar N Plus leans bifacial (74% 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
Sunlike Solar Co., Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise specializing in researching, developing, designing, and producing new energy and renewable energy products. They offer various high-efficiency monocrystalline and polycrystalline solar cells and solar modules ranging from 200W to 750W. Their production capacity has...
- Founded
- 2010
- Headquarters
- Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
- Annual capacity
- 2 GW/year
- Employees
- 300
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
Solar N Plus skews to higher efficiency: 11% of lineup is 23%+
Solar N Plus offers more 600W+ panels (19% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: TOPCon (56%)
Dominant cell tech: PERC (38%)
The flagships
Written summary
Solar N Plus is a Chinese photovoltaic manufacturer headquartered in Chuzhou, Anhui province, built around N-type TOPCon cell and module technology. The company operates five production bases across China (Anhui, Yunnan, Jilin), Laos and Indonesia, with a combined capacity of roughly 20 GW per year for cells and modules plus an additional 5 GWh of energy storage manufacturing, placing it among the mid-to-large tier of global PV suppliers. Sunlike Solar Co., Ltd, founded in 2010 and based in Wuxi, is a considerably smaller operation, producing both P-type and N-type cells across common wafer formats (G1, M6, M10, G12) and modules ranging from 200 W to 750 W, with an annual output capacity of about 2 GW. Neither brand surfaced clearly on publicly available BloombergNEF Tier 1 bankability lists in available search results, so buyers evaluating either supplier for financed, large-scale projects should request current bankability documentation directly - that said, Solar N Plus shows a notably larger and more geographically diversified manufacturing footprint, giving it the stronger institutional base of the two.
Solar N Plus markets its SNP-branded TOPCon modules with high headline efficiency (module efficiency cited around 22.9%, bifaciality up to 85%, and a 30-year linear power warranty), positioning the product for both rooftop and utility-scale or C&I ground-mount applications where power density per square meter matters. Sunlike Solar's catalog spans older P-type alongside newer N-type cells across multiple wafer sizes, suggesting a more general-purpose positioning aimed at smaller residential and light commercial installations where format flexibility and price may outweigh chasing the highest efficiency figures.
For a typical international buyer, Solar N Plus is the more defensible default choice given its larger production scale, modern TOPCon focus, and more visible technical documentation, while Sunlike Solar may suit smaller or niche projects with specific module-format needs. In either case, given the limited independent field data available on both brands, procurement teams should request up-to-date certifications, bank financing references, and local warranty support before committing to a large order.
Generated by Claude Sonnet 5 · 2026-07-29
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