The plant, in the town of Kulim, is producing Panasonic’s HITmonocrystalline PV modules in anticipation of “growing demand,” the Osaka-based company said in a statement.
The factory in Malaysia opened in December and employs about 1,500 people.
InMay, Panasonic announced plans to stop making wafers at a plant in the US state of Oregon, in favour of shifting production to the Southeast Asian country.
