Viet Firm Building Solar Panel Manufacturing Plant In No. Carolina

A Vietnamese-based company will build its first North American solar panel manufacturing plant in eastern North Carolina, creating over 900 jobs, officials announced, reported the Associated Press (AP).

Boviet Solar, Gov. Roy Cooper, and other government officials revealed during an East Carolina University news conference the plans of the company to invest almost $300 million in a 1-million square-foot (304,800 square-meter) advanced manufacturing facility in Greenville. Photo: City of Greenville, North Carolina Flickr

Boviet Solar, Gov. Roy Cooper, and other government officials revealed during an East Carolina University news conference the plans of the company to invest almost $300 million in a 1-million square-foot (304,800 square-meter) advanced manufacturing facility in Greenville.

Founded in 2013, Boviet makes solar panels and photovoltaic cells that are already used in the US by commercial, industrial, and residential customers, Cooper’s office said in a news release.

Boviet also has offices in Germany, China, and the US, according to a company fact sheet.

The plant in Greenville, located 85 miles (137 kilometers) east of Raleigh, will help build company capacity worldwide for high-end solar panels and photovoltaic modules, a Cooper news release said.