Nov 24 2010
Construction process has commenced in Jiuquan City, one of the historically important cities along the Silk Road belonging to the Gansu Province, on a solar module manufacturing unit, which would produce 200 MW Si/uc-Si high-efficiency thin film modules. It is a collaborative effort between Astroenergy and its corporate parent, the Chint Group.
This city with a well developed and dependable infrastructure and facilities is ready for the development of the solar industry.
The Chint Group’s chief goal is to explore the possibilities in Western China. Its founder Mr. Nan Cunhui officially visited Gansu in October 2010 and signed a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement for the Solar Industry, along with the Development and Reform Commission of Gansu. According to the agreement, Astroenergy will install 1000 MW in grid-connected PV units before the year 2020, all with the help of the Chint Group.
Furthermore, the companies have decided to invest and set up a 200 MW capacity PV cells and module production unit before 2015. This production line is one of the many methods by which the Chint Group would collaborate with the Gansu Province. Mr. Chen Jianke, Vice President, Chint Group disclosed in his speech that this project encompassing 200 acres, would need an investment of RMB2.9 billion and would generate a RMB 20 billion sales when ready and operational.