# Suniva begins construction on 4.5 GW solar cell facility in South Carolina

Suniva has started construction on a new 4.5 GW solar cell manufacturing facility in Laurens County, South Carolina. The $600 million project will increase total U.S. capacity to 5.5 GW, with initial production expected in late 2027 and full ramp in 2028, creating about 560 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-11-10
- Where: Laurens County, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $600.0M
- Jobs: 560
- Starts operating: Q4 2027
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 4.5 GW
- Products: high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Suniva](https://endata.com/companies/95661.md)

## Sources

- [nasdaq.com](https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/update-suniva-begins-expansion-increase-us-solar-cell-capacity-55-gw-2026-11-10), 2026-11-10: "Construction is underway on its new 4.5 GW solar cell manufacturing facility in Laurens County, South Carolina."
- [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261110590119/en/Update-Suniva-Begins-Expansion-to-Increase-U.S.-Solar-Cell-Capacity-to-5.5-GW), 2026-11-10: "Suniva, the oldest U.S. merchant manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells, today announced that construction is underway on its new 4.5 GW solar cell manufacturing facility in Laurens County, South Carolina."

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