3Sun Catania

Project Description

In Catania/Sicily, an existing semiconductor fabrication plant of STMicroelectronics is being modified to Italy’s largest photovoltaic panel plant. The thin-film solar cell plant will start operation with an initial annual production capacity of 160MW in 2011 and is scheduled to be expanded to an annual capacity of 480MW in the future. The investing Company is 3Sun S.r.l., a joint venture of Enel Green Power, Sharp Co. and STMicroelectronics.

Project type: Solar cell factory
Location: Italy (Catania/Sicily)
Investment amount: 320 million EUR
Investor: Joint Venture 3 Sun S.r.l. (Enel Green Power, Sharp Co., STMicroelektronics
Time period: 01.07.2010 – 15.07.2011
Performance: Time scheduling

Overall planning and project control for design, procurement, construction and start up of the plant.

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