First
Solar’s
17
April
announcement
also
represents
a
crushing
blow
to
Germany’s
PV
sector,
which,
in
the
words
of
one
industry
source,
is
now
“at
both
a
turning
point
and
in
state
of
crisis”.
While
First
Solar’s
decision
came
as
little
surprise
to
close
observers
of
the
company,
the
government
of
the
German
state
of
Brandenburg
–
where
the
factories
are
located
–
said
it
had
been
caught
off
guard,
and
received
the
news
via
the
press
release.
The
Brandenburg
government
immediately
convened
a
task
force
in
the
hopes
of
“stabilising”
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