First Meyer Burger, now Solarwatt: Due to poor framework conditions and a lack of political measures, the company Solarwatt plans to stop the production of solar modules in Dresden in the summer for the time being. As the company announced in Dresden on Monday, production with a capacity of 300 megawatts is to be discontinued at the end of August. "The aggressive cut-throat competition in the solar industry leaves us with no other choice," said Managing Director Detlef Neuhaus. However, the 30 years of experience in the development and optimization of photovoltaic hardware will be retained at the Dresden site. "Just like our PV laboratory, which subjects all modules to the toughest quality tests." If market conditions should improve again, production could be ramped up again quickly.
Accordingly, the suspension of German production affects around 190 employees. According to the company, it intends to offer as many employees as possible a job offer - for example as fitters, service staff or planners. The retraining of employees and the associated knowledge transfer will take place via the company's own Solarwatt Academy. Solarwatt employs 750 people across Europe, 650 of them in Germany.
