KUCHING: China-based Comtec Solar Group (Comtec) via its subsidiary Comtec Solar International (M) Sdn Bhd has formally officiated the ground breaking for its RM1.2 billion solar wafer manufacturing plant yesterday which will eventually have an annual production capacity of one gigawatt of N-type mono solar wafer. Having acquired approximately 40 acres of land in Sama Jaya Industrial Park, this makes the Sama Jaya plant one of the biggest mono solar wafer manifacturing facilities in the world upon completion. Chief Minister of Sarawak, Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud who officiated the launch of the plant at Grand Magherita Hotel here, yesterday, said in his key speech that the Samalaju industrial estate has been devoted to heavy industries while the Sama Jaya has been developed by the government some years ago to encourage the siting of electronic industries. With the development of Comtec’s solar plant capable of supplying energy at reasonable a price, it is hoped that it could create the link between Samalaju and Sama Jaya. Taib also highlighted that, “With the establishment of Comtec’s solar plant, I believe it will push further our desire to see that the plan to attract the solar industry would be coming forth as the result of our preparations to attract energy intensive industries.” Meanwhile, Second Minister for Resource Planning and Environment, Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah said in his opening remarks, “Sama Jaya Free Industrial Zone is developed by the state government to cater for the high-technology industry where our young university and college graduates can find employment.” He added, “The presence of Comtec and MEMC in Sarawak, two leading solar players, has made our state more visible on the radar screen of foreign investors. In addition, these solar players will create clusters of supporting industries in Kuching.” Explaining on the plant’s construction, Comtec chairman John Zhang said, “Our phase 1 construction will start by the end of June and is expected to be completed before the end of 2013 by Sinohydro. “The production and the supply to our customers like Sunpower in Melaka and Panasonic in Kulim will begin in the first quarter of 2014 and ramping up throughout the year.” To note, the Comtec Group is one of the world’s top leading professional solar silicon ingots and N type wafer manufacturer, with a disruptive technology that dramatically delivers superior performance than normal P-type mono and multi wafers in current worldwide solar market. “Before we decided to choose Sarawak, we reviewed a number of location options worldwide,” Zhang told reporters. “After an extensive evaluation of established infrastructure, transparent policies, ethical practices, production cost, greographic conveninence and encouraging investments, we finally chose Samalaju in November last year. “We were impressed with Kuching’s well-established solar manufacturing base, experienced workforce and its atteractive power supply infrastructure facilities.” The chairman affirmed Comtec’s pride to have the opportunity to further bolster its Malaysian plant to be one of the world’s biggest mono solar wafer manufacturing under the help of the Malaysian governmentespecially the Sarawakian government. “Our particular global industry is very demanding and I am also certain that Comtec’s investment will also promote a new chain of supply and service partners which altogether will benefit the state and country. “In summary, we expect out investment to bring a strong boost to Malaysia’s solar technology and clean energy economy. I am confident that Comtec will be a highly successful contributor to the Malaysian economy ancd I am looking forward to a long and stable relationship with Malaysia.”
Posted on: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 04:05:46 +0000
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