81 employees at the solar cell factory Norsun in Årdal have been temporarily laid off since September. It is still unclear when production can resume.
Employees at the Norsun solar cell factory in Årdal received notice of temporary layoffs until the end of the year in September. Now, the CEO says there is no specific date for when production can resume. Photo: Marit Hommedal / NTB Published: Published:
29th of December
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“We are working on startup plans, but it depends on us getting satisfactory customer contracts. We need profitability,” says CEO Erik Løkke-Øwre in Norsun to Bergens Tidende.
The reason why the factory has temporarily shut down production is due to a dramatic price drop in Europe.
Import restrictions in the US lead to cheaper solar modules from China being sold to Europe, flooding the market with modules that few can compete against.
Twelve employees are still working at the factory, and Norsun is now working to obtain resources through support programs such as Enova, Siva, and Innovation Norway.
