AE Solar Panel 500W (UAE listing)

AED 350 verified 5 Aug 2026 — prices in the UAE move weekly

Specifications

listedOutput500 W
manufacturerPartNumberNot published. Seller SKU 'AE Solar Panel 500w'
cellTypeConflictListing says N-type bifacial double glass. AE Solar's own 485-505W models are Aurora AE***MD-132 / -132BD / -132E, published as P-type PERC
moduleEfficiencyNot verifiable. AE Solar publishes up to 21.27% for Aurora; the listing's 23.37% appears nowhere on AE Solar's site
WarrantyUnresolved without a part number. AE Solar's published warranty language differs between its Meteor and Aurora lines, and this listing cannot be tied to either with confidence.

The AE Solar Panel 500W is listed in Dubai at AED 350 per panel — AED 0.70 per watt — on 5 August 2026, in stock at maxima.solar. It is the lowest sticker price on that seller's AE Solar shelf, which is the most misleading fact about it.

Cheapest panel, not cheapest array

Per watt, this module is level with the 550W and 585W listings and 11% more expensive than the same seller's 710W. Because a rooftop system is priced by the kilowatt and built by the panel, the smaller module carries the higher installed cost twice over:

Building a 10 kW array, same seller, 5 Aug 2026

Panels needed

Module cost

AE Solar 500W @ AED 350

20

AED 7,000

AE Solar 585M @ AED 410

18

AED 7,380

AE Solar 710W @ AED 450

14

AED 6,300

And the module bill is the smaller half of the difference. Twenty modules instead of fourteen means six more mounting positions, more rail, more clamps, more DC connectors, more roof penetrations to seal, and more hours on a Dubai roof. There is a real case for a smaller module — a roof cut up by parapets, tanks and plant rooms often fits more total watts with smaller panels — but it is a layout case, not a price one.

The specification problem

The listing describes this panel as "N-type bifacial double glass" with "up to 23.37%" efficiency. AE Solar's own product site publishes its 485–505W models — AE***MD-132, -132BD and -132E — in the Aurora family, which is P-type PERC, with a published series ceiling of up to 21.27%. The 23.37% figure is on none of AE Solar's pages and is printed identically across four different wattages on this seller's site.

We therefore publish no specification table and no cell technology for this listing. In UAE conditions the cell type is not a detail — it is the difference in how much of the nameplate survives a 70 °C roof in July.

Before paying

Ask for the part number. AE***MD-132 is Aurora and P-type; a Meteor part number starts differently. Then get the datasheet for that part, and read the temperature coefficient of Pmax and the warranty terms off it — not off the listing.

Frequently asked questions

What does the AE Solar 500W panel cost in the UAE?

AED 350 per panel at maxima.solar on 5 August 2026, in stock - AED 0.70 per watt. It is the cheapest AE Solar panel on that shelf in absolute terms and the joint most expensive per watt.

Is the cheapest panel the cheapest array?

Almost never. A 10 kW array needs 20 of these against 14 of the seller's 710W modules - six more sets of clamps, more rail, more DC connectors, more roof penetrations and more labour hours, all to reach the same kilowatts. The module is the part of a rooftop system whose price is easiest to compare and least decisive.

Is this an N-type panel?

The listing says N-type. AE Solar's own site publishes its 485-505W models as Aurora, which is P-type PERC. We cannot resolve the conflict without the part number, so we publish no cell technology for this listing.

When does a 500W module make sense in the UAE?

When the roof is broken up - parapets, water tanks, chilled-water plant, shading from a neighbouring villa - so that smaller modules fit more total watts onto the usable area. That is a layout decision, not a price decision, and it should come from the installer's array drawing.

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