In August 2026, China's domestic PV module tenders reached 7.72 GW, a sharp sequential increase; awarded volume (including shortlisted candidates) hit 14.11 GW, with GCL and JA Solar leading the benchmark-setting awards. The average bid price for N-type modules came in at RMB 0.722/W, edging slightly lower overall.
August PV Module Tender Volume Reaches 7.72 GW
According to incomplete statistics from EnergyTrend, China's domestic PV module tender scale reached 7.72 GW in August 2026. China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) launched a 3 GW TOPCon module centralized procurement, China South-to-North Water Diversion Group issued a 1.3 GW module centralized procurement, and Shenergy Co., Ltd. kicked off a 1 GW module frame procurement — driving a marked uptick in tender activity.
Tenders explicitly specified for N-type modules totaled 7.51 GW in August, accounting for 97.37% of total tender volume. Among these, TOPCon module tenders stood at 4.79 GW, representing 63.77%; BC module tenders reached 0.3 GW, accounting for 3.99%.
August PV Module Awarded Volume Hits 14.11 GW
According to incomplete statistics from EnergyTrend, announced bid results and winning candidate awards for PV modules reached 14.11 GW in August 2026, comprising 13.24 GW of finalized awards and 0.87 GW of first-round winning candidate volume. Two projects — China Resources Power's 5.4 GW module centralized procurement and CNNC's 4.3 GW module centralized procurement — together contributed over 70% of the month's finalized awards.
By company, GCL and JA Solar stood out brightly, securing awarded volumes of 2.4 GW and 2.24 GW respectively, leading the August award market. Specifically, GCL won Lot 1–Section 1 and Lot 2–Section 1 of China Resources Power's 5.4 GW module centralized procurement; JA Solar won Lot 1–Section 2 and Lot 3 of the same China Resources Power tender, along with multiple module procurement packages from CHN Energy (National Energy Group).
N-Type Module Bid Prices Slip Slightly
In August 2026, bid prices for modules explicitly specified as N-type ranged from RMB 0.624/W to RMB 0.883/W, with an average of RMB 0.722/W, down modestly from RMB 0.743/W in the previous month.
The lowest bid was offered by Hongyuan Green Energy in the PV module procurement for the Songnong Station distributed PV project; the highest bid was submitted by Runjia New Energy in the frame procurement of PV modules for the EPC+O (EPC general contracting) rooftop distributed PV construction project for public institutions in Yangdong District, Yangjiang City.
Breaking down by technology route:
TOPCon modules: bid prices ranged from RMB 0.663/W to RMB 0.783/W, averaging RMB 0.712/W. The lowest bid was submitted by GCL in Lot 1–Section 1 of China Resources Power's 5.4 GW module centralized procurement; the highest bid came from Trina Solar in the PV module equipment procurement for Dadu River Company's Aba Rong'an 1,150 MW PV project (Phase II).
BC modules: Tongwei, Aiko Solar, Gokin and LONGi were awarded China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co., Ltd.'s 2026 BC-type PV module strategic procurement project. As the specific tender scale of this project was not disclosed, the per-watt unit price cannot be calculated for the time being.
Source：EnergyTrend