Chuxiong Solar Power Monocrystalline Silicon Plant

Is Chuxiong a major wafer manufacturing hub for Longi?

Chuxiong is a major wafer manufacturing hub for LONGi, having already established two 10GW facilities at the location in 2016 and 2018. The latest wafer expansion plans indicate that LONGi is preparing to take wafer production capacity beyond 100GW as plans are already in place to expand capacity to around 65GW in 2021.

What are the latest wafer expansion plans at Chuxiong?

The latest wafer expansion plans are in-line with those separate expansions to keep balanced capacity of bot ingots and wafers. However, the latest wafer expansion plans at Chuxiong include the expected further expansion of the new facility to 40GW. LONGi did not provide timelines for the latest wafer expansions in China.

Will Longi expand its monocrystalline silicon wafer capacity by 2020?

In order to accelerate the progress of the PV industry, and to meet the growing demand from downstream users, LONGi plans to expand its monocrystalline silicon wafer capacity to 45GW by 2020. In its strategic 3-year plan, LONGi showcased its phased approach for the steady expansion of its production capacity of monocrystalline silicon wafers.

Will China build a 1 GW solar plant in Malaysia?

The LONGi Building. Source: LONGi Green Energy Technology Co Ltd China’s Longi Green Energy Technology Co Ltd (SHA:601012) last week unveiled plans to build a 1-GW factory for monocrystalline solar cells in Malaysia and pledged to spend around CNY 5.18 billion (USD 773m/EUR 681m) on increasing production capabilities at three locations at home.