04
March
2012
Panasonic breaks ground for Malaysian factory
300MW operational by the end of 2012
This is the outline of the new company,
- Company Name: Panasonic Energy Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
- Location: Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Kedah, Malaysia
- Establishment: December 2011 (production scheduled to start in December 2012)
- Capital: 0.92 billion ringgit (Approx. 22.5 billion yen) (1MYR=24.45JPY)
- Capital Subscription: Panasonic Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. 100%
- Outline of Business: Production of HIT® solar modules (integrated production of wafers, cells and modules)
- Building Area: Approx. 70,000 m2
- Number of Employees: Approx. 1,500
- Annual Production Capacity: 300MW
Panasonic's combined capacity is in the area of the 600MW for wafer and 900MW of cell and module, when factory will be completed
