Sungrow will build its first European factory in Wałbrzych, Poland, as part of a €230m investment covering 65,400m².
Shawn Shi, president of Sungrow Europe, said the plant is a major milestone that strengthens the company’s strategy to develop a stable European supply chain.
He added that the facility will allow Sungrow to be closer to customers while creating highly skilled jobs.
The factory is scheduled to start operations within 12 months and will create 400 jobs in the Dolny Śląsk region.
It will have annual capacity of up to 20GW of inverters and 12.5GWh of energy storage systems using advanced manufacturing processes and strict quality controls.
Marcin Lerner, president of the management board of the Wałbrzych special economic zone, said the investment confirms Poland’s growing role in the European clean energy value chain.
He said: “As the Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone, we are constantly building a friendly ecosystem for the development of regional, national and international business.”
He added: “The Sungrow investment confirms the growing importance of Poland in the European clean energy value chain and shows that Poland – especially the highly industrialised and technologically advanced Dolny Śląsk region – is one of the most attractive places for the development of energy technologies in Europe. Public support programmes, stable economic growth and access to technical universities and skilled workers contribute to this.”
The new plant will also enhance Sungrow’s logistics capabilities in Europe by shortening delivery times and improving distribution efficiency.
Shawn Shi stated: “For years, Dolny Śląsk has been known for its high technical competences in electronics, automation and advanced manufacturing, which made it the ideal place for our new factory. We plan to hire locally to leverage this experience while achieving our goal – joint development with local communities.”
Sungrow has operated in Europe since 2005 and today runs 25 offices, two R&D centres, 26 warehouses and three training and service hubs from its regional headquarters in Munich.
Its European track record includes a continental-scale 800MWh BESS project in Belgium, the 330MWh Bramley ESS in the UK, a 70MW PV plant in Finland, a 14MW rooftop PV system in Sweden, a 70MW hybrid project in Turkey and the recently launched Przewóz development in Poland.