China Solar PV News Snippets

Astronergy facilities in Yancheng and Thailand put into operation; CTGR says newly installed PV capacity in 2022 is 1.8 million KW; Hunan Huamin and Hebei Shuori sign long term sales deal.

Astronergy facilities put into production: PV module manufacturer Astronergy said via WeChat that its 5 GW TOPCon module facility in Yancheng has produced its first module, which is a n-type TOPCon double glass module, with a power of 580 W. This module comes with high power, high efficiency, and high-power generation per W. Once the second phase of 5 GW TOPCon is put into production, the Yancheng facility will reach a module production capacity of 10 GW, thus bringing the company closer to its goal of achieving 34 GW n-type TOPCon in 2023. At the same time, Astronergy's facility in Thailand also produced its first 210 module, signifying the start of production of its 1.5 GW cells and 1.5 GW modules. Currently, the Thailand facility is in Phase 2.5. Astronergy will be part of TaiyangNews Global PV System Technology Trends H1/2023 Virtual Conference that is scheduled to take place from 27 to 28 June 2023. For free registration, please click here.

CTGR says newly installed PV capacity was 1.8 GW in 2022: China Three Gorges Renewables Group (CTGR), the energy arm of China Three Gorges released the record sheet for 2022 and the first quarter of 2023. Here are the details:

• In 2022, the company's new installed capacity was 3.5 million kW. Among them, solar power increased by 1.8 GW. In the same year, a total of 54.8 GW of resources were newly acquired, out of which, solar power amounted to 25.9 GW. To add to this, in 2022, 16.3 GW of newly approved and filed projects were added, out of which photovoltaic power generation included 8 GW.
• Meanwhile, in the first quarter of 2023, the installed capacity was estimated to be more than 5 GW. CTGR's current resource reserves exceeded 130 GW.

Hunan Huamin and Hebei Shuori seal long term sales deal: High-tech enterprise Hunan Huamin Holding Group announced that its subsidiary, Honsun, has signed a purchase agreement with Hebei Shuori. As per the agreement, Honsun will be purchasing 21,600 pieces of quartz crucibles from Hebei Shuori from 1 June 2023 to 31 May 2026. This is in line with Honsun's aim of realizing an annual production of 10 GW high-efficiency n-type monocrystalline silicon rods and silicon wafers.