First Solar goes to India

First Solar has announced plans to establish a new 3.3 GW manufacturing facility in India. Representing an investment of $684 million, the move demonstrates the thin-film PV manufacturer’s confidence in India’s solar growth and the increasingly favorable policy environment for domestic solar PV production.

Issue 09–2021
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First Solar’s new factory in India will produce its Series 6 modules, which the company says are ideal for the hot, humid conditions throughout the country.

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