Will Angola establish a PV module industry in a few years?According to the statement of Sonangol, the memorandum of understanding signed by Gaspar Martins, chairman of the board of Sonangol, and Wang Fu, executive director of Qinghai Lihao Clean Energy, “paves the way for Angola to establish a PV module industry within a few years.”.
Could a lihao deal help establish a PV module industry in Angola?Lihao chairman of the board Wang Fu said the deal could help establish a PV module industry in Angola “within a few years”. Image: Lihao Clean Energy.
Will a polysilicon plant be built in Angola?Image: Lihao Clean Energy. Last week, the National Petroleum Company of Angola (Sonangol) and Chinese firm Qinghai Lihao Clean Energy signed a memorandum of understanding to build a polysilicon plant, which will eventually produce PV modules made of quartz ore, in Ango
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According to the statement of Sonangol, the memorandum of understanding signed by Gaspar Martins, chairman of the board of Sonangol, and Wang Fu, executive director of Qinghai Lihao Clean Energy, “paves the way for Angola to establish a PV module industry within a few years.”
Lihao chairman of the board Wang Fu said the deal could help establish a PV module industry in Angola “within a few years”. Image: Lihao Clean Energy.
Image: Lihao Clean Energy. Last week, the National Petroleum Company of Angola (Sonangol) and Chinese firm Qinghai Lihao Clean Energy signed a memorandum of understanding to build a polysilicon plant, which will eventually produce PV modules made of quartz ore, in Angola.
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