Date: 13/12/2012
Panasonic started HIT solar module production in Malaysia
Panasonic Corporation has started production at its newly-built solar module manufacturing facility in Malaysia. With an annual production capacity of 300 MW, the factory in Kulim Hi-Tech Park in the northwestern state of Kedah, will manufacture HIT solar modules, which Panasonic claims as the world's highest-level conversion efficiency.
Overview of the New Factory Location: Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Kedah, Malaysia
Completion: December 2012
Products: HITŪ solar modules
(integrated manufacturing of wafers, cells, modules)
Floor space: Approx. 70,000 mē
Employees: Approx. 1,500
Production capacity: 300 MW annually