Founded in 2005, Shanghai-based JA Solar’s growth has been explosive in the past two decades. As of 2024, JA Solar was the second largest solar manufacturer in the world by volume, shipping 38GW worth of modules in the first half of the year alone.
JA Solar is one of the leading suppliers of solar modules for large scale energy products around the world, and is continuing to expand into rooftop and smaller commercial solar markets with high-efficiency solar panels.
Research and development have played a critical role in securing this growth, with the company continuing to invest in new solar cell technologies, along with improvements in solar module design.
Today, JA Solar products are used in 130 countries and regions around the globe, with a cumulative total of more than 280GW of solar cells and products shipped worldwide by the end of Q1 2025.
