CAPACITY EXPANSIONS: Enel signs grant agreement with EU for 3GW bifacial PV module facility in Italy

摘要

Enel Green Power (EGP) has signed a grant agreement with the European Commission for a 3GW PV module plant in Catania, Italy, with an R&D commitment to pursue tandem cell production in the coming years. Under the European Union's first Innovation Fund for large-scale projects, it will contribute to the development of TANGO (iTaliAN pv Giga factOry) with a total investment of around {EUR}600 million (US$662 million). Additional funding from the EU of {EUR}118 million will help increase by 15-fold its current 200MW capacity, and will include the manufacture of bifacial heterojunction PV cells. The 3Sun plant is expected to be fully commissioned by July 2024, with a first line with a capacity of 400MW set to begin production in September 2023.