# LONGi Solar to expand solar cell and module factory in Andhra Pradesh, India

LONGi Green Energy Technology announced a $309 million investment to double capacity of its solar cell and module factory in Andhra Pradesh, India, from 500MW to 1GW each. Module expansion completion is expected by end of August 2019, cell factory by January 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-02-06
- Where: Andhra Pradesh, India
- Value: $309.0M
- Starts operating: Aug 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1GW mono cells and 1GW mono modules
- Products: mono-crystalline solar cells, mono-crystalline solar modules
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Longi Solar](https://endata.com/companies/29857.md)
- [LONGi Green Energy Technology](https://endata.com/companies/29889.md)
- [Lerri Solar Technology (India) Private Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/29890.md)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/longi-solar-to-set-up-1gw-mono-cell-and-1gw-mono-module-manufacturing-facility-in-india-300594003.html), 2018-02-06: "The expansion of our Andhra Pradesh factory is part of LONGi's global growth strategy."
- [pv-tech.org](https://www.pv-tech.org/longi-restarts-stalled-solar-cell-and-module-manufacturing-plans-in-india/), 2018-02-06: "The expansion of our Andhra Pradesh factory is part of LONGi's global growth strategy."

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