Hanwha Q CELLS Secures Korea's Largest Solar Project with 640,000 Module Supply

To Be Built on 1.4 Million Pyeong in Haenam by 2028

Hanwha Solutions Q CELLS division (Hanwha Q CELLS) will supply domestically produced solar cells and modules for a 400MW solar power project by Korea South-East Power, which is the largest project of its kind at a single site in Korea.

A view of Hanwha Solutions Q CELLS Division's Jincheon Plant in Chungbuk. Q CELLS

Korea South-East Power plans to build a large-scale solar power plant by June 2028 on approximately 1.4 million pyeong of land in Munnamyeon, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do. The EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) contractor will install about 640,000 solar modules using cells produced at Hanwha Q CELLS' Jincheon Plant in Chungbuk.

This project is being promoted in conjunction with the government's renewable energy expansion policy. The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment recently announced in its 'First Basic Plan for Renewable Energy' that it will expand domestic renewable energy facilities to 100GW by 2030 and establish 10 ultra-large-scale solar power complexes.

The industry is paying attention to the possibility that this project will serve as a turning point for the domestic solar market, which has been stagnant. In particular, since all supplied products are domestically produced, expectations are rising that it will strengthen the renewable energy supply chain and positively impact the recovery of the domestic solar industry ecosystem.

Yoo Jaeyeol, Head of Korea Business Division at Hanwha Q CELLS, said, "This project will serve as an opportunity to prove the technological competitiveness of domestically produced solar products," adding, "It is also expected to have a positive effect on restoring the industry ecosystem and expanding investment."

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