TBEA SunOasis was the world’s second largest solar EPC contractor last year, putting up 1GW – against number one First Solar’s 1.1GW, according to IHS.

Rounding out the top five were two more Chinese players – GD Solar and Shanghai Solar Energy, which installed 715MW and 550MW, respectively – and US-based SunEdison, which installed 505MW.

The final list from 2013 underscores just how volatile the Chinese market is, with IHS having predicted last summer that China Power Investment Corporation would be the largest EPC player in China.