A fire on RECs Solar Cell and Panel Factory in Singapore in June set back the delivery time lines of the company, according to a letter sent to American customers this week and shared with Solar Power World. Production has resumed and REC has committed itself to fulfilling all contracted orders before fulfilling the sale of the safe haven.
The REC factory in Singapore.
A small fire forced REC to take its cell lines offline for repair, inspection and maintenance at its 1.2-GW annual capacity factory in Tuas, Singapore. New equipment was installed and the line was re -used within a few weeks. The production of highly efficient HJT sun panels that resumed a few weeks ago and REC continues to optimize the line. The company felt comfortable this week to send its American customers up -to -date order confirmations.
“These new order confirmations represent the difficult reality of almost a month of unplanned production-downtime and a re-assignment plan that has the production lines somewhat underented for a period of weeks,” said Cary Hayes, president of REC Americas, in a customer letter. “In the light of the unprecedented demand for REC products because of the end of the year, this could not have been for you at a worst time. I am very sorry for this.”
Cell lines in REC’s Singapore Factory.
REC said that the rest of the 2025 production will be given priority for American customers. Although it sells on a global scale, the vast majority of REC at the American market is.
Although ensuring that the current American orders are fulfilled, REC will not take a safe sale of inns to help us help developers meet the accelerated phasing out of the investment tax (ITC). With the entire market that apparently was paused on safe hostels, while the solar industry is waiting for the treasury Dept. In time lines, this should not be great concern for the rest of the year.
Business representatives told Solar Power World The fact that REC’s lack of Chinese ties, and therefore limited foreign entity of concern (FEOC), means that the company’s solar panels will be attractive in 2026, as soon as the final rules have been revealed.
