[THE INVESTOR] The Korean government on July 7 said that it will work with concerned organizations to ensure that Hanwha Q CELLS’ plant expansion project is completed on schedule.

Hanwha Q CELLS, Hanwha Group’s solar power generation unit, is currently expanding its plant producing materials for solar panels in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province. 


Although the project is due for completion in July 2017, the lack of infrastructure in the area is expected to pose hurdles.

The expanded plant requires 154 kilovolt electricity supply lines, but the process of replacing the current 22.9 kilovolt lines is expected to take 26 months.

As such, the government plans to work with concerned organizations to replace the electricity lines in 11 months, and to ensure that the plant has sufficient water supply. The expanded plant will require 1,500 tons of water on a daily basis.

By Choi He-suk (cheesuk@heraldcorp.com)