RANKINGS
Key list: leading solar module manufacturers by capacity
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This month our power industry key list brings you the 15 largest solar module manufacturers by capacity, as ranked by GlobalData's Power Intelligence Centre. All numbers up to date as of December 2020.
| Company name | Entity type | Number of employees | Active capacity (MW) |
| First Solar Inc | Public | 6,600 | 13,426 |
| JinkoSolar Holding Co Ltd | Public | 15,195 | 12,106 |
| Trina Solar Co Ltd | Public | 12,743 | 7,806 |
| Total SE | Public | 107,776 | 7,565 |
| Canadian Solar Inc | Public | 12,129 | 7,016 |
| CHINT Group | Private | - | 5,506 |
| Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited | Private | 7,141 | 5,028 |
| Hanwha Q CELLS Co Ltd | Private | 7,510 | 4,713 |
| Golden Concord Group Limited | Private | - | 2,330 |
| Hareon Solar Technology Co Ltd | Private | 313 | 1,897 |
| Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd | Public | 9,476 | 1,896 |
| Toshiba Corp | Public | 125,648 | 1,353 |
| Sharp Corp | Public | 52,876 | 1,331 |
| REC Silicon ASA | Public | 283 | 1,304 |
| BYD Co Ltd | Public | 229,000 | 1,300 |
