- Global and high quality solar panel and solar cell manufacturer, Astronergy, ย plans to build a state of the art TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility in Turkey, along with an R&D center.
- It will be the 1st wholly-owned foreign-owned solar cell factory in the country. ย
The manufacturer already operates a solar module factory in Turkey. The addition of a solar cell factory will promote its backward integration and build a complete production chain.ย It plans to export 80% of its cell production capacity from the Turkish facility since the country is an โimportant hubโ connecting the European and Asian markets.
Its cell factory plans fall under Turkeyโs July 2024 launched $30 billion worth High-Tech Investment Program (HIT-30). Through this program, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoฤan aims to attract international investors for investment in renewable energy, batteries, electric vehicles and semiconductors. Turkey wants to become a global hub in high-tech production by 2030 through this program.
Astronergy signed an agreement with the government for its proposed cell factory in Turkey during the launch of Turkeyโs 2030 Industry and Technology Strategy. โWe thereby hope to establish an industrial ecosystem where industrial goods are manufactured in a more efficient and more competitive way. We want to maximize our technological independence, ensuring that Tรผrkiye both generates technology and becomes a leading country in the manufacturing and export of high-tech products,โ said Erdoฤan.
Author: Bryan Groenendaal
