The newrecord follows the company’s announcement last August that its multi-Si cellshad achieved 18.3% efficiency.

“Bybreaking the 19% efficiency barrier with our multi-Si cells, JA Solar hasreached yet another milestone in terms of our ability to producehigh-performance solar products in a cost-effective manner,” says chiefoperation officer Yong Liu.

“The newcells are a further testament to JA Solar’s efforts to push the boundaries ofPV technology, and their superior power generation per unit of area and lowerinstallation cost per watt will deliver significant value to customers.”

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