Iran’s First PV Cell, Panel Production Firm Operational

Iran’s first photovoltaic cell and panel manufacturing company in Khomein County, Markazi Province, became operational with the help of the private sector, managing director of Mana Energy Pak Company said.
“The plant’s first phase was launched on a 5,000-square-meter land with a capacity to produce 250 megawatts of solar panels per year,” ILNA also quoted Ali Pajouhan as saying on Thursday.
Completed in four years, the factory’s machinery has the maximum annual capacity of manufacturing 150 MW multi-crystalline solar cells, corresponding to roughly 4,500 cells per hour, he added.
According to the official, the plant runs in three shifts 24/7 with a total workforce of 100 engineers and operators.