First Solar and Cleantech Solar ink a 15-year PPA, wherein Cleantech will build 150 MW of PV and 16.8 MW of wind assets in Tamil Nadu, India. The facilities, operational by Q3 2024, aim to fulfill 70% of First Solar’s new 3.3 GW solar manufacturing facility’s electricity needs, cutting 7,000 kilotons of CO2. Cleantech will source 150 MW of Series 7 thin film solar panels from First Solar for the project, expected to be delivered in H1 2024.
First Solar signs 15 year PPA with Cleantech Solar in India
First Solar’s Tamil Nadu plant, India’s first PV recycling facility, innovates closed-loop semiconductor recovery for new modules, reclaiming aluminum, glass, and laminates. Image Credit First Solar.
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