# Thales Alenia Space to build automated photovoltaic assembly facility in Belgium

Thales Alenia Space announced it will build a new automated facility in Hasselt, Belgium, dedicated to manufacturing photovoltaic assemblies for satellite solar panels, with a budget of around 20 million euros.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-05-02
- Where: Hasselt, Belgium, Belgium
- Value: $22.0M (20.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: photovoltaic assemblies for satellite solar panels
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Thales Alenia Space](https://endata.com/companies/17107.md)

## Sources

- [thalesaleniaspace.com](https://www.thalesaleniaspace.com/en/press-releases/thales-alenia-space-build-new-automated-facility-dedicated-photovoltaic-assemblies), 2017-05-02: "Thales Alenia Space announced today that it will build a new facility in Hasselt, Belgium, dedicated to the automated manufacturing of photovoltaic assemblies."

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