A blogger posted on social media that Tesla's solar manufacturing plant in Ford Bend County, Texas, had started earthwork. Tesla CEO Elon Musk forwarded the news on November 9, local time, with the caption "Project Crystal Sun" (Crystal Sun Project). Previous
media reports showed that Tesla plans to build a vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturing plant with a total investment of $10.1 billion, code-named "Crystal Sun". It covers all aspects of silicon ingots, silicon wafers , batteries and components , and is planned to complete construction in 2028 and achieve commercial production in the first quarter of 2029.
According to the application documents of the Texas National Audit Office, the products manufactured by the project will be used in utility-grade, industrial, commercial and distributed photovoltaic projects.
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