US company #FirstSolar commences #production at #Sriperumbudur #Chennai plant
First Solar is investing $684 million in the 3.5 GW plant that will produce #thinfilm modules
Have commenced production and expect to start sales, after getting BIS certification in November 2023
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/us-company-first-solar-commences-production-at-chennai-plant/article67296031.ece

#FirstSolar, the largest #solarpanel maker in the #US, today announced that it will invest $1.1 billion to build a fifth US solar panel production factory.
The planned factory, which will be vertically integrated, is expected to grow First #Solar’s nameplate manufacturing capacity by 3.5 gigawatts (GW) to reach approximately 14 GW in the US and 25 GW globally in 2026. https://electrek.co/2023/07/27/us-largest-solar-panel-maker-2/

#FirstSolar, the largest #solarpanel maker in the #US, announced that it will supply North American wholesale power producer #CapitalPower with 1 gigawatt (GW) of ultra-low carbon thin film# solar modules.
Capital Power operates 7.5 GW of capacity across 29 facilities in the US and Canada. It has a US solar pipeline of about 2.4 GW DC.
https://electrek.co/2023/07/05/us-largest-solar-panel-maker/

The US's largest #solarpanel maker just got a huge domestic orde
US #utilityscale #solar developer #Lightsource bp has placed an order with #FirstSolar, the largest solar panel maker in the US, for 4 gigawatts (GW) of advanced thin film solar modules.
https://electrek.co/2023/02/28/the-uss-largest-solar-panel-maker-just-got-a-huge-domestic-order/