Trina Solar Passes 8GW Solar Module Shipment Milestone For India

Trina Solar has shipped more than 8GW of solar modules to India since 2010, supplying to PV projects in all three segments of residential, commercial and industrial and utility.

“Solar modules for commercial and industrial (C&I) businesses accounted for 60% of Trina Solar’s shipments to India last year and in 2022’s first quarter, while about 40% of shipments were for utility-scale projects,” says Gaurav Mathur, India director for Trina Solar.

For Trina Solar, being an early mover into India has certainly helped, as that has aided both brand recognition and establishing a strong selling base in India. The firm has been followed into India by other leading China-based majors, from Jinko to Longi and many more.

Mathur says Trina Solar shipment volume in the first quarter of 2022 is at historic highs.

“We are positioned in India as a high-quality brand of module known for its high standard of after-sales service,” says Mathur. “We have strong customer relationships,” he says, adding that the majority of the sales and customer support team have been with Trina Solar for more than seven years.

He says: “India is moving toward higher power, higher efficiency modules; the type of modules that Trina Solar is renowned for because of its reputation for technological innovation.”

“Our bestselling modules last year were the Vertex 540W and Vertex 550W module. We have now started selling our Vertex 670W module, which is proving very popular.” The Vertex 670W module, which has efficiency of up to 21.6%, and is among the highest power wattage offered in the market currently.

Other market-leading technologies incorporated into the module include: 210mm solar cells, non-destructive cutting, high-density interconnection and multi-busbar (MBB). A key benefit of the module’s design is low voltage, high string power.

Founded in 1997, Trina Solar engages in PV products R&D, manufacture and sales; PV projects development, EPC, O&M; smart micro-grid and multi-energy complementary systems development and sales, as well as energy cloud-platform operation. In 2018, Trina Solar launched its Energy IoT brand, established the Trina Energy IoT Industrial Development Alliance together with leading enterprises and research institutes in China and around the world, and founded the New Energy IoT Industrial Innovation Centre.