China Gogreen begins construction on thin-film plant in China

Published: 09-Mar-2010

China Gogreen Assets Investment Limited has started construction on the first phase of a 100 megawatt (MW) production line for a-Si/SiGe thin-film solar PV Modules in the Zhengzhou High and New Technology Industries Development Zone in Henan Province, China.

The company has also entered into purchase and operation contracts with Apollo Precision Limited and GS-Solar Company Limited respectively.

The total investment amount for development of the a-Si/SiGe thin-film solar PV business will be HKD3.7 billion ($477.5 million) and installation of the first line is expected to be complete by September 2010. Installation of the line itself will cost HKD741 million ($95.5 million). The company is planning to invest further and increase its thin-film solar PV module production capacity by up to 400MW annually by 2013.

As per officials, the production line is being constructed by implementing PECVD technology, which can boost the conversion efficiency of the thin-film Solar cells up to 8% with a product yield rate of 90%.

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