Who owns CSI Solar?
CSI Solar is owned by Canadian Solar (Canada, NASDAQ: CSIQ).[1]
Canadian Solar owns 64% of CSI Solar rather than all of it.
Evidence: Canadian Solar Inc. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-10, SEC EDGAR, 10 April 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Canadian Solar Inc. (64% stake) verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇦 Canada, Kitchener
- Origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- Category
- Energy › Renewables & clean energy › Solar
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: CSIQ
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About CSI Solar
CSI Solar Co., Ltd. is the Canadian Solar manufacturing subsidiary serving all markets outside the United States. The 2025 Form 20-F says Canadian Solar holds about 64% of its equity and that it raised RMB 6.91 billion in a 2023 STAR Market listing.
What Canadian Solar's annual report says about CSI Solar
Sentences about CSI Solar from Canadian Solar's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
We have formed a new joint venture with our majority-owned subsidiary, CSI Solar, by holding a 75.1% controlling stake in CS PowerTech, which operates U.S.-based manufacturing and sales of solar modules, solar cells and advanced energy storage systems.
CSI Solar is subject to risks arising from the PRC legal system, including the uncertainty in the interpretation and enforcement of the evolving PRC policies, laws and regulations.
Risk Factors Risks Related to Our Common Shares." Permissions Required from the PRC Authorities for CSI Solar's Operations CSI Solar's operations are governed by PRC laws and regulations.
How often Canadian Solar names CSI Solar in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of CSI Solar
- Current owner Canadian Solar (64%) [1] verified
Where CSI Solar sits in Canadian Solar
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- CS PowerTech (91%)
- CSI Solar (64%)
- e-STORAGE
- Recurrent Energy
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See the full Canadian Solar brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by Canadian Solar
Canadian Solar controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in energy.
Also in energy
Other brands in solar, and who owns them
Canadian Solar has more brands in solar on Brandtree than any other owner: 3 of 11.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| DuraTrack | Array Technologies | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Enphase Energy System | Enphase | 🇺🇸 United States |
| First Solar | First Solar | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Grenergy | Grenergy | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Shoals | Shoals | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Sunrun | Sunrun | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Xinyi Energy | Xinyi Solar | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| OmniTrack | Array Technologies | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Canadian Solar
Canadian Solar is a publicly listed company headquartered in Kitchener, Canada. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: CSIQ.
Canadian Solar's 2025 Form 20-F says the company is incorporated in Ontario with its address in Kitchener and reports two segments: Manufacturing and Recurrent Energy. It says it holds about 64% of CSI Solar Co., Ltd., listed on the Shanghai STAR market, and about 91% of CS PowerTech Inc. in the United States.
Canadian Solar: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇨🇳 CSI Solar and other Chinese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 319 brands that began in China. 39 of them (12%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, CSI Solar among them.
- BYD Energy Storage — BYD 🇨🇳
- CALB — CALB 🇨🇳
- CATL — CATL 🇨🇳
- CGN Power — CGN Power 🇨🇳
- Easy Joy — Sinopec 🇨🇳
- Kunlun Energy — PetroChina 🇨🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of CSI Solar?
The parent company of CSI Solar is Canadian Solar, a publicly listed company headquartered in Canada.
Is CSI Solar Chinese or Canadian?
CSI Solar originated in China, but it is owned today by Canadian Solar, which is headquartered in Canada. So CSI Solar is a Chinese-origin brand under Canadian ownership.
Is CSI Solar still owned by Canadian Solar?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, CSI Solar is still owned by Canadian Solar (64% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Canadian Solar Inc. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-10 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 10 April 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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