South-Korea based and parent company OCI Company, will provide the polysilicon for Mission’s module expansion. Image: Mission Solar Energy.
US-based PV module manufacturer Mission Solar Energy will ramp up its manufacturing capacity to 1GW in the US to meet industry demands for 2023 and beyond.
The expansion of the facility located in Brooks, Texas will start in Q4 2022, with the company expecting to reach 1GW of annual production capacity in 2024, up from its current 300MW.
With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and its incentives for solar manufacturing, the Texas-based manufacturer plans to ramp up its manufacturing as well as hiring more workers under the conditions set out under the IRA.
Furthermore, its parent company, South-Korea based OCI Company, will play a pivotal role in the expansion plans, providing polysilicon used in the construction…