The
new
plant
in
Batu
Kawan,
Penang,
will
cover
the
whole
PV
chain
from
ingots
through
cells
and
modules,
and
will
serve
the
fast-growing
Southeast
Asian
solar
market,
says
Bosch.
Construction
work
is
due
to
begin
by
the
end
of
this
year
with
production
scheduled
to
start
in
late
2013.
Total
output
from
the
plant
is
expected
to
reach
640MW
a
year.
The
module
lines
will
ramp-up
to
an
annual
output
of
150MW.
The
factory
will
ship
components
to
production
sites
outside
Malaysia,
says
Bosch,
and
will
employ
2,000
people
when
fully
operational
in…
