Chinese PV Industry Brief: JA Solar commissions 3.5 GW module factory in Shanghai

Chinese PV module manufacturer JA Solar has commissioned a new, 3.2 GW panel manufacturing facility in Shanghai. The factory, which produces the company's DeepBlue 3.0 modules, is located in the Fengxian district, a suburban district in the south of Shanghai. Construction on the facility started in September. Total investment in the facility, including equipment installation and testing, was RMB330 million (US$50.3 million).

Shenzhen-listed PV module manufacturer Risen has agreed to buy 2.25 billion wafers from monocrystalline wafer manufacturer Wuxi Shangji Automation for the next three years. Risen will take 450 million pieces in 2021, 800 million pieces in 2022 and 1 billion pieces in 2023. The supply contract has an estimated value of RMB11.4 billion (US$1.74 billion).