Solarfun Announces 2010 Capacity Expansion
PV cell/module manufacturer Solarfun plans to meet increased demand for its products by boosting manufacturing capacity.
Staff -- PV Society, 1/11/2010
Solarfun is increasing manufacturing capacity to meet increased PV module demand.
Solarfun Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (Shanghai, China), a vertically integrated manufacturer of silicon ingots and PV cells and modules, has announced plans to expand its capacity in the face of anticipated demand.
The company says it will step up its PV module production capacity from 550 MW to 700 MW by April 2010, and its PV cell production capacity from 360 MW to 480 MW by July 2010. "We are expecting to see strong demand from areas with increased subsidies to solar projects such as China and the United States," said Peter Xie, Solarfun's president. "We plan to continue to reduce processing costs through increased production scale and enhanced manufacturing efficiencies."
Earlier this week, Solar fun announced that its Jiangsu Linyang Solarfun subsidiary had attained three new PV module contracts, totaling 12.65 MW. The first is with Xuzhou Xie Xin PV Power Co. Ltd. to supply 10 MW PV modules for a project based in Xuzhou City; the modules were delivered in the last quarter of 2009. The other two contracts, totaling 2.65 MW, are for a government-funded project in Anhui Province and are expected to be delivered during 2010.
