First Solar modules Photo: First Solar

IHS: First Solar to stay top EPC

First Solar is now on course to hang on to top spot in the global rankings of PV EPC contractors, according to analyst IHS, which had earlier predicted the US group was set to be toppled by a Chinese rival.

6 August 2014 12:56 GMT Updated 27 September 2016 5:56 GMT

By Christopher Hopson in London

IHS' latest predicted rankings of the top solar EPC companies for 2014, based on installed capacity, are similar to last year's.

Arizona-based First Solar is forecast to retain its top slot, with China’s TBEA SunOasis in second place.

That forecast marks a reversal of the analysts’ expectations released in May, when it predicted TBEA SunOasis was on course to knock First Solar into second.

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