Canadian Solar is investing over $250 million to build a solar photovoltaic module manufacturing plant with an annual output of 5 GW, equivalent to approximately 20,000 high-power modules per day. This new facility will create around 1,500 skilled jobs once it is fully operational. Production is anticipated to begin at the end of 2023.
In 2021, Canadian Solar relocated Recurrent Energy – its 17-year-old U.S subsidiary – to Austin in order to facilitate the rapid growth of renewable energy in Texas as a solar and battery storage project developer. Shawn Qu from Canadian Solar commented: “We hope that this marks the beginning of many long-term investments we plan on making in the U.S., aiming for a sustainable and resilient clean energy supply chain.” He also thanked State Of Texas, Dallas County and City Of Mesquite for their support during this process while expressing his anticipation about working with them as they grow further together..
