One completed the facility is expected to have an annual capacity of 10,000 tons.
At the signing ceremony were all for the project, key ministries and suppliers of raw materials such as the Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Aramco, the Royal Commission, National Industrial Cluster, the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, King AbdulAziz City for Science and Technology, the King Abdullah Center for Renewable Energy and the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center invited.
"We are pleased that we have gained with a reputable company with a lot of centrotherm expertise along the solar value chain for our technology and basic engineering concept," said Marwan Al Ghurair, CEO of IDEA Polysilicon Company.
Robert M. Hartung, Chairman and CEO of Centrotherm Photovoltaics AG. Described Saudi Arabia and other sun-rich markets of the MENA region as having “excellent market potential” because compared to other energy sources solar is “an unbeatable bargain.”
Centrotherm is well known in the solar energy sector for providing clients with turnkey production lines and individual plants for the production of silicon , ingots, bricks, solar cells and modules and thin film modules.
The Group, which employs 1,900 in Europe, Asia and the United States, says it has a broad and deep technology base as well as key equipment at practically all stages of photovoltaic value chain.
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