Trina Solar Q1 Preview: Production Costs And Downstream Business In Focus

Trina Solar intends to increase module manufacturing capacity from 4 GW to about 4.8 GW this year, while increasing cell capacity from 3 GW to 3.5 GW. It is also looking to bring down costs further by setting up manufacturing plants outside China - potentially in markets such as Southeast Asia, India and South America. The company recently announced that it would be investing about $160 million in a new facility in Thailand, capable of producing 500 MW of solar panels and 700 MW of solar cells a...