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First Solar Inaugurates 3.5 GW Solar Module Facility in Louisiana

U.S.-based solar module manufacturer First Solar has inaugurated a new module manufacturing facility in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. The vertically integrated facility is...

November 24, 2025

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Parth Shukla

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First Solar to Invest $330 Million in 3.7 GW Solar Module Facility

U.S.-based solar module manufacturer First Solar will invest approximately $330 million to set up a 3.7 GW module manufacturing facility in Gaffney, South Carolina, to...

November 17, 2025

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Parth Shukla

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First Solar Plans New 3.7 GW Module Plant, Revenue Up in Q3

U.S.-based solar module manufacturer First Solar’s revenue rose 79.6% year-over-year (YoY) to $1.59 billion in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025 from $887.67 million. First...

November 3, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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First Solar’s Revenue Up 8.6% YoY in Q2 2025 on Higher Module Sales

U.S.-based solar module manufacturer First Solar reported a revenue of $1.1 billion in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, an 8.6% year-over-year (YoY) increase from $1.01...

August 8, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Daily News Wrap-Up: MIEPL Wins SECI’s 4.12 MW Solar Auction

Multi Infrastructure & Engineering (MIEPL) won the Solar Energy Corporation of India’s auction to set up a cumulative 4.125 MW solar power project at IIT Kharagpur,...

May 2, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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First Solar Misses EPS Expectations in Q1, Scales Down 2025 Guidance

U.S.-based solar module manufacturer First Solar reported a revenue of $844.57 million in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, a 6.4% year-over-year (YoY) increase from $794....

April 30, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Smart Meter Deployment Meets Only 10% of Target

Over three and a half years after the government launched a program to install 250 million electricity consumer smart meters by the end of the financial year 2026, the...

March 3, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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First Solar Alleges TOPCon Module Patent Infringement by JinkoSolar

U.S.-based solar module manufacturer First Solar has filed a lawsuit against Shanghai-headquartered JinkoSolar, alleging patent infringement of its tunnel oxide...

March 3, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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First Solar Beats Revenue Expectations in Q4 2024, Misses EPS Expectations

U.S.-based solar module manufacturer First Solar reported a revenue of $1.51 billion in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024, a 31% year-over-year (YoY) increase from $1.16...

February 28, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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First Solar Revenue Falls Short in Q3, Revises 2024 Guidance Amid Sector Pressures

U.S.-based solar module manufacturer First Solar announced its financial results for the third quarter (Q3) ended September 30, 2024, revealing a mixed performance amid...

October 31, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Financing India’s Renewable Energy Projects

The “Financing the Renewable Energy Sector” session at the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2024 brought together key industry leaders to discuss the current landscape,...

August 1, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Daily Wrap-up
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First Solar Q2 Profit Doubles on Higher Module Shipments

U.S.-based First Solar‘s second quarter (Q2) 2024 net income rose 104.8% to touch $349.4 million from $170.6 million last year, primarily driven by higher module...

July 31, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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First Solar Opens Plant for Thin Film and Tandem PV Modules in Ohio

U.S.-based photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer First Solar has commissioned a new 1.3 million square feet research and development facility in Lake Township, Ohio. The...

July 22, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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ReNew, Waaree and First Solar Lead Solar Manufacturing Capacity Additions in 2023

ReNew, Waaree Energies, First Solar, Adani Solar, and Emmvee Photovoltaic Power led the annual solar module manufacturing capacity additions in the calendar year (CY)...

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First Solar’s Thin Film Modules Approved for Use in DCR Solar Projects

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has approved the use of thin film solar modules produced at First Solar’s (FS India Solar Ventures) vertically...

May 10, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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