3SUN compelled to shut heterojunction plant in Sicily on bigger closures throughout Italy

• Italian utility, Enel has actually been compelled to shut its solar production procedures using subsidiary, 3SUN, because of brand-new Italian federal government regulations on 22 March 2020, that included the closure of all non-essential manufacturing centers throughout all Italian regions.

3SUN runs a heterojunction (HJ) solar battery and also module setting up plant in Catania, Sicily with an ability of about 250MW per year.

An Enel speaker informed PV Tech that the HJ plant had actually been completely functional till the other day, with all health and wellness steps needed by the Covid-19 circumstance in position.

"However, because of the most up to date binding personalities of the Italian Government released on March 22nd [of] 2020, we have actually put on hold manufacturing up until April 5th," the agent informed PV Tech.