Flextronics Opens Module Manufacturing Facility; Plans 1 GW (per yer) Capacity in Two Years

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Flextronics has dedicated one million square feet to create a clean tech supersite established at its facility in Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), Malaysia.

Flextronics says this strengthens the company's position as a global leader in the manufacturing of solar modules and complements the company's cleantech strategy that includes providing services to global OEMs of inverters, wind power, smart grid, smart metering, and energy-efficient lightning solutions. Flextronics expects its Cleantech supersite to result in significant improvements to the industry, including technical advancements for solar products, increased outsourcing among OEMs due to cost and logistics advantages, and overall supply chain optimization.

With a range of solar module production services already operational at PTP, Flextronics' site development plans include increasing its capacity to support one gigawatt of solar module production over the next two years.

Flextronics has established customer relationships with many of the world's leading clean tech OEMs, including Cree Lighting, Carmanah, Oerlikon, SolarEdge, and Enphase. Malaysia is a burgeoning center for the production of solar products, with major competitive advantages for Flextronics, such as proximity to solar OEM operations, localized resources, and excellent logistics solutions.

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