Midsummer secures second order for CIGS production line equipment

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Swedish thin-film solar manufacturer Midsummer has secured its largest-ever order for production equipment, covering a complete solar cell factory. It follows an initial order in May 2025 for a 15 MW line producing thin-film copper, indium, gallium and selenide (CIGS) solar cells.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Swedish thin-film solar specialist </span><a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/tag/midsummer/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Midsummer</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> has secured a follow-up order covering machinery for a factory to make thin-film solar cells.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The contract, valued at SEK 236 million ($14.8 million), is the largest single order in the company’s history. It covers Midsummer’s proprietary production line for durable, flexible CIGS solar cells, known as DUO. The deal excludes peripheral equipment but includes installation, service and training of local factory personnel. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It follows an initial SEK 143 million <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/21/midsummer-bags-15-mw-cigs-production-line-order/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">solar production equipment</a> order </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">in May</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 2025 for the same client, an undisclosed Swedish industrial and defense group, covering a 15 MW turnkey line. At the time, Midsummer said it was the first stage of a factory, with the intention of adding capacity at a later stage.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Midsummer previously specified that the factory would be located in a non-European country. In November 2025, </span><b>pv magazine Latin America</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> reported that Midsummer was working with Swedish aerospace and defense company Saab on a </span><a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/18/swedens-midsummer-and-saab-plan-cigs-solar-module-plant-in-colombia/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CIGS plant in Colombia</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, linking a memorandum of understanding first signed in 2024 to the order last May. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">In its latest update, Midsummer said the 2025 order recently arrived at its final destination.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Midsummer CEO Eric Jaremalm said that the company has seen positive signals from the current market. “Our intention is to be able to offer complete solar cell factories to more customers worldwide,” he said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In April 2024, Midsummer said it was building a </span><a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/04/29/midsummer-builds-200-mw-cigs-solar-module-factory-in-southeastern-sweden/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">200 MW CIGS solar module factory</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in southeastern Sweden to serve the European market. At the time, the company said production would commence in 2026, ahead of full operations by 2028.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Midsummer also has a <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/06/28/midsummer-to-begin-production-of-thin-film-cells-in-southern-italy-after-summer/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">thin-film solar manufacturing plant </a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">in Italy</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which the company says became fully certified and operational towards the end of last year.</span></p>