Baja Sun Energy Plans $500 Million Solar Investment for Mexico

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Baja Sun Energy SRL said it will invest more than $500 million in a solar-panel factory and energy farm in Baja California that will sell power on both sides of the Mexico-U.S. border.

The Mexicali, Mexico-based company will start building its facility this year and plans to make panels capable of 100 megawatts annually and a 10-megawatt solar facility that will expand to 150 megawatts, according to a statement yesterday. Mexican employees will be trained by Arima EcoEnergy, a New Taipei City, Taiwan, manufacturer of concentrated photovoltaic module systems, Baja Sun said in the statement.