# SMA Solar Technology builds GIGAWATT Factory in Niestetal, Germany

SMA is building a new production hall, the GIGAWATT Factory, on a 46,000-square-meter plot in Niestetal, which will nearly double production capacity from 21 GW to 40 GW for large-scale solar and storage systems starting 2025.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-07-09
- Where: Niestetal, Germany, Germany
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 40 GW
- Products: systems for large-scale solar and storage systems
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [SMA Solar Technology AG](https://endata.com/companies/71322.md)

## Sources

- [sma-uk.com](https://www.sma-uk.com/news/sma-upgrades-electronics-production-facilities-3), 2023-07-09: "The new SMA GIGAWATT Factory, which will see SMA almost double its production capacity from 21 GW to 40 GW, is to be home to the production of systems for large-scale solar and storage systems starting 2025."

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