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Made in Turkey, not so easy

PV cell and module making is not an easy business in which to make money. Despite favorable conditions in principle, such as low labor costs and a government keen to support manufacturing, Turkish PV makers face an uphill battle.

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Jonathan Gifford

19 Jun 2018

At the 2018 Solarex show in Turkey in early April, Chinese manufacturer HT SAAE announced that it is operating the largest PV production plant in the country. Construction of its factory had begun at the end of 2016, and in slightly under 12 months, 350 MW in cell and 600 MW in module capacity had …

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