German equipment manufacturer Manz AG announced that ground has been broken on schedule for the CIGS turnkey line (»CIGSfab«) for serial production of CIGS thin film solar modules in China. Also the project for the CIGS research line (CIGSlab) is proceeding on schedule.
On about 58,000 square meters in Chongqing City, a metropolis of 32 million residents, the 306 MW CIGSfab will be the largest production plant for CIGS thin-film solar modules in the country, says the company. The new construction is scheduled for completion end of third quarter 2018; production will begin mid of 2019. About 450 employees will work at the location in Chongqing City.
The new construction of the 44 MW »CIGSlab« research line will be built on about 16,000 square meters in Peking and is also scheduled for completion end of third quarter 2018. The CIGSlab will commence operation beginning of the second quarter 2019 with 170 employees.
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