# LONGi Plans To Triple Its Wafer Capacity To 45GW By 2020

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2018/02/longi-plans-to-triple-its-wafer-capacity-to-45gw-by-2020/
- Published: 2018-02-12T06:28:07-05:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

**BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2018**/PRNewswire/ — In January 2018, **_the world’s leading 
monocrystalline manufacturer_**, [LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd](https://greenlivingguy.com/2018/04/longi-sets-solar-industry-record-for-rd-spending-according-pv-tech/).,(
hereinafter referred to as ‘LONGi’) announced its strategic 3-year plan for its 
monocrystalline wafer business for the period from 2018 to 2020. In order to accelerate
the progress of the solar / PV industry, and to meet the growing demand from downstream
users, LONGi plans to expand its monocrystalline silicon wafer capacity to 45GW 
by 2020.

In its strategic 3-year plan, LONGi showcased its phased approach for the steady
expansion of its production capacity of monocrystalline silicon wafers. Based on
a silicon wafer capacity of 15GW by the end of 2017, the company will aim to increase
this to 28GW by the end of 2018, to 36GW by the end of 2019 and to 45GW by the end
of 2020. LONGi will continue to reduce production costs, and ensure the market supply
of efficient monocrystalline products.

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[LONGi](https://greenlivingguy.com/2018/05/20-66-longi-solar-sets-another-world-record-for-60-cell-module-conversion-efficiency/)
stated that the technical quality and cost objectives of its newly producing projects
should support the ongoing requirements of China’s national Solar / PV grid parity
and the company will concentrate on cost-effective monocrystalline products in order
to consolidate its leading position in this segment. LONGi aims to ensure that the
standard silicon/non-silicon cost of new wafer projects does not exceed **_RMB1 (
$0.16) per piece_**, whilst guaranteeing the wafer quality will continue to support
a conversion efficiency for mainstream PERC cells of higher than **_22.5% with degradation
within 1% for mass production._**

Today, LONGi manufactures its solar products mostly in China, but also operates 
capacity in Malaysia. In the past two months, LONGi has begun production in two 
new locations: Yunnan Chuxiong (10GW monocrystalline wafer) and Yunnan Lijiang (
5GW monocrystalline ingot). There is a third factory in Yunnan Baoshan due to come
online around October 2018, again for production of 5GW of monocrystalline ingot.

LONGi’s strategy on mass production of monocrystalline wafers will mean prices will
almost certainly fall. The mass supply of lower price monocrystalline wafers, allied
to the advantages of PERC and bifacial technology will inevitably accelerate the
advent of grid parity.

SOURCE: LONGi Solar