Sunlike Solar vs AKCOME - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Sunlike Solar has the broader catalog (135 vs 3 models). Sunlike Solar leads on peak efficiency at 23.52%. 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
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
Sunlike Solar skews to higher efficiency: 5% of lineup is 23%+
AKCOME offers more 600W+ panels (100% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>PERC</strong> (38%)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>HJT</strong> (100%)
The flagships
Written summary
AKCOME is a Chinese manufacturer headquartered in Zhejiang province, founded in 2006 and formerly listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. At its peak the company claimed approximately 3.8 GW of annual module production capacity and appeared on BloombergNEF's Tier 1 list through early 2024. That institutional standing collapsed sharply: a subsidiary entered court-supervised bankruptcy reorganization in July 2024, and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange terminated AKCOME's listing in August 2024 after shares fell below 1 yuan for 20 consecutive trading days. Sunlike Solar is a smaller Chinese private enterprise founded in 2010, with a stated combined cell-and-module production capacity of around 2 GW per year. Sunlike does not appear on current BloombergNEF Tier 1 lists and has minimal coverage in major independent review publications. On raw institutional footprint - historical scale, bankability recognition, and market reach - AKCOME previously held the stronger position, though that advantage is now heavily qualified by its insolvency proceedings.
AKCOME's catalog focuses on large-format panels in the 655 W to 700 W range, aimed at commercial rooftop and utility-scale ground-mount projects, with double-glass bifacial variants in the mix; specialist sources indicate the company has also pursued HJT cell technology. Sunlike Solar offers a wider wattage spread - from smaller residential modules up to roughly 750 W - covering both P-type and N-type cell formats. Its recorded export activity is concentrated in markets such as Pakistan and Botswana, which points to a positioning in cost-sensitive emerging-market segments rather than premium or tightly regulated Western markets.
For a buyer evaluating these two brands in 2025, neither is an easy recommendation. AKCOME's active bankruptcy proceedings raise material concerns about warranty enforcement and ongoing technical support, which overshadow its former scale advantages. Sunlike Solar is a comparatively obscure supplier with limited third-party validation and a narrow export footprint. Buyers who need long-term warranty security and broad installer familiarity would be better served by a mainstream Tier 1 supplier outside this comparison.
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-07-05
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