The shipment total is a 42% uplift on 2013’s figure and in line with the guidance Trina gave investors at its third-quarter stage in November.

Compatriot Yingli Solar – which reports its own full-year figures later this month – has guided for a maximum of 3.35GW, leaving Trina set to grab its global leadership of the module market.

The extra shipments, credited to strong demand in China, Japan and the US, helped swell Trina’s revenues by 29% year-on-year to $2.29bn.

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