Aleo solar AG (AS1.DE) will increase the total annual production capacity at three factories from 250 megawatts (MW) to 390 MW by the end of the coming year.
Around EUR 20 million is being invested in the expansion, which will create a total of 100 new jobs, the company said.
York zu Putlitz, CEO of aleo solar AG, said the company’s capacity will be around two million solar modules a year. To put this in perspective: This equals the volume produced by aleo solar in its first eight years as a company. I
Aleo’s main factory at Prenzlau will increase capacity from 180 MW to 280 MW. This was the line with which the company started solar module manufacturing back in 2002.
The avim solar production Co. Ltd. joint venture, based in Gaomi, China, will lift production capacity to 90 MW from the present 50 MW, while the Spanish plant at Santa Maria de Palautordera will maintain its current capacity of 20 MW.
The company said it has been operating in multiple shifts for about a year to manufacture at full capacity.
"This shows just how urgently we need to expand," comments Chief Technical and Development Officer Dr. Jens Sabotke. "We have optimized process control and improved efficiency to the point where our output already exceeds our nominal capacity."
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