COUNTRY FOCUS : VIETNAM
Global specialist in smart PV and energy storage solutions poised to play a pivotal role in Vietnam ’ s sustainable and energy-efficient future .
Trina Solar brings advanced innovations to Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam
Trina Solar has been steadily ramping up production at its manufacturing facility in northern Vietnam , demonstrating its commitment to the local market .
“ Trina Solar is unique in this market because we not only sell solar products in Vietnam , we manufacture here as well ,” says Elva Wang , Head of South East Asia , Trina Solar Asia Pacific .
When the US $ 203 million factory in the northern city of Thai Nguyen started production last August it had 700 workers and was producing its industry-leading 210mm monocrystalline silicon wafers .
“ Our Vietnam factory is our largest outside China and is doing high value , advanced manufacturing such as turning wafers into solar cells as well as module assembling .
Since then , the workforce has more than doubled to 1,500 workers and the factory is now also producing solar cells and modules ; representing more advanced stages of value-added manufacturing . The facility is now steadily ramping up to its maximum annual production capacity : 6.5GW of wafers , 4GW solar cells and 5GW modules .
“ Trina Solar ’ s high-performance Vertex modules manufactured in Vietnam are sold locally and throughout Asia and the world .”
“ We employ 1,500 workers directly at our factory in Thai Nguyen , but create thousands more jobs indirectly , both upstream – through our use of local suppliers
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