Sunket New Energy vs AIKO - solar panel manufacturer comparison
AIKO has the broader catalog (144 vs 55 models). AIKO leads on peak efficiency at 25.20%. Sunket New Energy leans bifacial (78% 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
Wuxi Sunket New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. specializes in the design, production, and sales of solar cells, photovoltaic modules, lithium batteries, and solar systems. The company is committed to becoming a diversified, large-scale, international professional solar green energy supplier, providing one-stop services...
- Founded
- 2007
- Headquarters
- Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China
- Annual capacity
- 3 GW/year
- Employees
- 201-500
- Founded
- 2009
- Headquarters
- Shanghai, China
- Listed
- SZSE: 600732
- 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
AIKO skews to higher efficiency: 85% of lineup is 23%+
AIKO offers more 600W+ panels (60% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (53%)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>Back Contact</strong> (83%)
The flagships
Written summary
Sunket New Energy is a Chinese manufacturer headquartered in Wuxi, Jiangsu, and was founded in 2012 under the umbrella of Delin Holding Group. With a stated annual module production capacity of around 5 GW and exports to more than 100 countries, it occupies a mid-tier position in the global supply chain. No inclusion on the BloombergNEF Tier 1 bankability list could be confirmed through available sources. AIKO Solar, also Chinese, has grown rapidly since its founding and as of Q3 2024 achieved confirmed BloombergNEF Tier 1 status - a benchmark that signals commercial banks' willingness to finance projects using its modules without additional security. AIKO's stated annual production capacity reached approximately 20 GW as of early 2025, giving it a substantially larger institutional footprint than Sunket.
Sunket's catalog spans a broad mix of cell technologies - PERC, TOPCon, and HJT - making it a flexible, multi-format supplier suited to commercial rooftop and light industrial deployments where cost competitiveness and certification breadth matter more than cutting-edge efficiency. AIKO takes a more focused approach, having committed its roadmap entirely to its proprietary n-type ABC (All Back Contact) cell architecture. The Neostar series targets premium residential rooftops, the Comet and Nebular series address commercial and industrial scale, and the Steller series is aimed at utility-scale ground mounts. AIKO's ABC modules have recorded some of the highest commercially available module efficiencies in the industry, which translates into a meaningful space-per-watt advantage on constrained rooftops.
For a typical buyer in 2025, AIKO is the stronger default choice where rooftop space is limited, bankability matters for project financing, or long-term performance consistency is the priority. Sunket remains a viable option for price-sensitive commercial procurement where the breadth of certified formats and the flexibility to source PERC, TOPCon, or HJT from a single vendor is operationally convenient, though buyers should independently verify Tier 1 status before committing to financed projects.
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-05-16
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