Hanwha to build photovoltaic facility in US

Hanwha Q Cells Korea Corporation, an affiliate of Hanwha Group, is building a solar module manufacturing facility in the US. Construction for the factory in Whitfield County, Georgia, will commence in 2018 and is scheduled to be completed in 2019. Its capacity will exceed 1.6 GW per year.

The high quality modules manufactured by Hanwha Q CELLS Korea in the US will be provided to Hanwha Q CELLS, which will have access to 100% of the facility’s production volume.

With the completion of the production facility in Georgia, Hanwha Q CELLS Korea, together with Hanwha Q CELLS, another affiliate of Hanwha Group, will have manufacturing facilities in South Korea, Malaysia, China, and the US, at its disposal. The new manufacturing fab is testament to Hanwha Q CELLS Korea’s commitment to the US market, in spite of the recently imposed trade barriers.

According to Solar Power Europe, the US was the second largest solar market in 2017. Furthermore, the US market is also one of the most important markets for Hanwha Q CELLS Korea.

Upon commencement of manufacturing activities in the US fab, Hanwha says it will supply high quality PERC modules to the roof-top and ground-mounted segments in the US. As the US market has traditionally been a market that valued performance and quality, the new plant is expected to enable Hanwha Q CELLS Korea to widen its customer base in the US.