JA Solar and Powerway establish PV manufacturing facility in South Africa

Shanghai, China - The PV-manufacturer JA Solar and Powerway, provider of comprehensive solar farm construction services, announced that they have formed a Joint Venture to establish a solar module manufacturing facility in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

The facility, located in Port Elizabeth's COEGA Industrial Development Zone, will service customers in South Africa and the broader Southern African region with solar modules assembled from JA Solar's high-efficiency cells.

Production is scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2014, with the plant targeted to reach an initial annualized capacity of 150 MW. At a BBBEE level 3 status, the facility is expected to provide over 200 employment opportunities to the local community within the first year of Production.

JA Solar and Powerway South Africa have the option to expand the production capacity of the facility up to 600 MW to meet growth in regional demand.

Source: IWR Online, 22 Jan 2014