Boviet Solar Technology, a solar manufacturer headquartered in Vietnam, has opened its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina.
The opening completes Phase 1 of the factory, which enables an annual PV module output capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW). Phase 2 is scheduled to begin operation in H2 2026 and will include an additional $100-million investment in another approximately 600,000 square feet for an annual capacity of 2 GW of PV cell manufacturing.
Boviet’s $294-million facility uses PERC and N-Type solar cell technology to produce Gamma Series Monofacial and Vega Series Bifacial PV modules designed for residential, commercial, industrial, and utility-scale applications.
“The grand opening of our Greenville facility is a milestone moment for Boviet Solar and a testament to our enduring commitment to the U.S. market,” said Marco Marques, General Manager of Boviet Solar USA Manufacturing Operation. “This facility allows us to manufacture high-performance PV modules on American soil, strengthening domestic clean energy supply chains and making meaningful contributions to North American energy independence and economic growth.”
The company, which specializes in its monocrystalline PV cells and Gamma Series Monofacial and Vega Series Bifacial PV modules, is facing hefty tariffs for its products manufactured in Vietnam. Last week, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced its final affirmative determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of solar cells (whether or not assembled into modules) from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Commerce determined Boviet has a weighted-average dumping margin of 82.65%, a cash deposit rate (adjusted for subsidy offset) of 77.12%, and a subsidy rate of 230.66%.
The tariffs levied by Commerce were higher across the board than the preliminary duties announced last December, including some huge figures – like a more than 3,400% tariff on products from Cambodia – since the companies in question chose not to cooperate with the probe.
For the last year, at the behest of an alliance of domestic solar manufacturers, Commerce has been conducting an investigation into whether products originating from four Southeast Asian countries have been unfairly flooding the U.S. market, making it impossible to compete.
