Indian solar manufacturer Waaree will expand its ingot, wafer, cell and module production capacity by 6GW following a second round equity funding raise of around INR10 billion (US$121 million).
Chinese module manufacturer GCL System Integration (GCL SI) has commissioned the first phase of its 20GW tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) cell plant in Wuhu, China.
Canadian solar manufacturer Heliene has announced plans to build around 1GW of solar module assembly and 1.5GW of solar cell production capacity in the US.
SPI Energy's PV manufacturing subsidiary Solar4America has said that it will start manufacturing heterojunction technology (HJT) n-type solar cells in the US by the end of 2024.
Europe will surpass its 30GW solar PV manufacturing target by 2025 if the right industry and policy conditions are met, according to a report by the European Solar PV Industry Alliance (ESIA).
China's PV module companies released their financial reports for 2022 and the first quarter of 2023 at the end of April, with some of the leading manufacturers posting strong performance.
Italian solar manufacturer FuturaSun has signed a strategic agreement with the government of the city of Huai’an in China to build a 10GW solar cell manufacturing plant.
