# SEM Wafertech and Solar4America to establish solar wafer and module facility in Sumter, South Carolina

SEM Wafertech and Solar4America, both owned by SPI Energy, will invest $65.9 million to establish their first South Carolina operations in Sumter County, creating 300 jobs. The facility will produce silicon wafers and solar modules, with operations expected to begin in Q4 2023.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-04-26
- Where: Sumter, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $65.9M
- Jobs: 300
- Starts operating: Q4 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 3 GW of solar wafers by 2024; 2.4 GW of solar modules by end of 2023
- Products: silicon wafers, solar modules, photovoltaic cells
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [SEM Wafertech](https://endata.com/companies/69949.md)
- [Solar4America Technology](https://endata.com/companies/69950.md)
- [SPI Energy](https://endata.com/companies/69951.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [governor.sc.gov](https://governor.sc.gov/news/2023-04/sem-wafertech-inc-and-solar4america-technology-inc-establishing-first-south-carolina), 2023-04-26: "The $65.9 million investment will create 300 new jobs."

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