{"id":584,"date":"2026-07-05T05:19:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T02:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yemen-solar.com\/?p=584"},"modified":"2026-07-05T05:19:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T02:19:39","slug":"sunpowers-transition-into-the-tcl-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yemen-solar.com\/?p=584","title":{"rendered":"SunPower\u2019s Transition into the TCL Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>SunPower&#8217;s transition to the TCL Group<\/h1>\n<h2>Start: Birth of SunPower<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s a transition story. <strong>by SunPower (SunPower)<\/strong> From a leading U.S. solar power company to a Chinese giant <strong>TCL<\/strong>one of the most prominent tales of acquisition and transformation in the renewable energy industry. <strong>by SunPower (SunPower)<\/strong> In a year. <strong>1985<\/strong> By the Doctor. <strong>Richard Swanson as Richard Swanson<\/strong>Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, supported by the U.S. Electric Power Research Institute and the U.S. Department of Energy. <strong>IBC (Interdigitated back-contact)<\/strong>It has become one of the leading solar panel manufacturers in the world.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>2019 &#8211; 2020: SunPower splits into two companies<\/h2>\n<p>By a year. <strong>2019<\/strong>Sun Power was suffering. <strong>Continuous Losses<\/strong>This led her to make a strategic decision to split into two independent companies:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The New SunPower<\/strong>Focuses on residential and commercial distribution solutions in the United States, energy storage, and end-to-end services.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maxeon Solar Technologies (Maxeon Solar Technologies)<\/strong>I&#8217;ve taken over. <strong>SunPower&#8217;s global manufacturing operations (outside the U.S. and Canada)<\/strong>, including plants in Malaysia, Philippines, Mexico and France. The new company is named after the luxury solar cell production line <strong>Maxeon (Maxeon)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Done. <strong>Completion of the division in August 2020<\/strong>Maxon was listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol <strong>&#8220;MAXN&#8221;<\/strong>SunPower shareholders received one share in Maxon for every eight shares they owned in SunPower.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>2019: TCL (TCL Zhonghuan) Enters as Main Contributor<\/h2>\n<p>In a year. <strong>2019<\/strong>the Investment Bank <strong>\u4e2d\u73af\u80a1\u4efd (Zhonghuan Semiconductor)<\/strong>which was then known as <strong>\u4e2d\u73af\u534a\u5bfc\u4f53<\/strong>the amount of <strong>US$ 298 million<\/strong> (The equivalent of <strong>20.23 billion Chinese yuan<\/strong>In Maxson, to get her share. <strong>28.848%<\/strong>She becomes&#8230; <strong>The second largest contributor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>2020: TCL acquires Group (Zhonghuan Group)<\/h2>\n<p>In a parallel move, I took over. <strong>TCL Technology Group (TCL Technology)<\/strong> &#8211; The parent company. <strong>Group (, Zhonghuan Group)<\/strong> the City Government <strong>Tianjin ()<\/strong> In a historic deal.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Announcement<\/strong>: June <strong>2020<\/strong>TCL announced its intention to participate in the acquisition of 100% of the Group.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Basic Offer Price<\/strong>About: <strong>109.74 billion Chinese yuan<\/strong> (The equivalent of <strong>US$ 15.5 billion<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Final Price<\/strong>The Final Deal <strong>125 billion Chinese yuan<\/strong> (The equivalent of <strong>US$ 17.7 billion<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Completion<\/strong>: July <strong>2020<\/strong>TCL became the final owner of the Group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With this deal, TCL got <strong>\u4e2d\u73af\u80a1\u4efd (Zhonghuan Semiconductor)<\/strong>which was then a leading manufacturer. <strong>Silicon Chips ()<\/strong>Its name was later changed to <strong>TCL\u4e2d\u73af (TCL Zhonghuan)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Capabilities For Semiconductors (Before Acquisition)<\/h3>\n<p>At the time of the acquisition, it was <strong>\u4e2d\u73af\u80a1\u4efd<\/strong> They have great production capabilities in the field. <strong>Silicon Chips ()<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; max-width: 500px; margin: 20px 0\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"8\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2\">\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px; text-align: left\">Chip Type<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px; text-align: left\">Production Capacity (Monthly)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\"><strong>8 Inch<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\">60 Thousand Pieces<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\"><strong>12 Inch<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\">17,000 pieces.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>As the company owned. <strong>Solar panel production capacity of 55 GW<\/strong> At the time.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>2021 &#8211; 2023: TCL&#8217;s increased investments in Maxon<\/h2>\n<p>I continued. <strong>TCL\u4e2d\u73af<\/strong> Increase its stake in Maxon through a series of investments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2021<\/strong>: Invested <strong>$33.66 million<\/strong> IPO &#8216;s <strong>1.87 million shares<\/strong> New.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2022<\/strong>: Invested <strong>$200 million.<\/strong> In convertible bonds for maxon.<\/li>\n<li><strong>May 2023<\/strong>: Invested <strong>$42 million.<\/strong> IPO &#8216;s <strong>1.5 million shares<\/strong>To become <strong>The Biggest Contributor<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By&#8230; <strong>May 30, 2024.<\/strong>the TCL <strong>12,285,692 Shares<\/strong> Maxson&#8217;s, by the way. <strong>22.39%<\/strong>And she was&#8230; <strong>The Biggest Contributor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>2024: Control Maxon<\/h2>\n<p>In. <strong>May 30, 2024.<\/strong>TCL has announced an ambitious plan to take control of Maxon via a comprehensive restructuring deal:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Transaction Mechanism<\/strong>: &#8220;Oriented Debt Exchange New Convertible Bonds Capital Increase&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total funding<\/strong>: <strong>Up to US$ 197.5 million<\/strong> (The equivalent of <strong>14.3 billion Chinese yuan<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective<\/strong>Increase the percentage of ownership of <strong>22.39%<\/strong> To <strong>At least 50.1%<\/strong>Maxson &#8216;s <strong>A subsidiary.<\/strong> Within the consolidated financial statements of TCL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In. <strong>26 November 2024<\/strong>Maxon announced a comprehensive strategic restructuring:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Focus on the U.S. market<\/strong>Maxson will abandon all operations outside the United States to focus exclusively on the U.S. market.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Selling assets to TCL<\/strong>Maxson agreed in principle to sell <strong>Sales and marketing organizations in Europe, Far East, Asia Pacific and Latin America<\/strong> To the TCL Group.<\/li>\n<li><strong>TCL SunPower International<\/strong>These assets will merge into a new business unit under the name: <strong>TCL SunPower<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sale of Philippine factories<\/strong>Maxson agreed in principle to sell <strong>Manufacturing operations in the Philippines<\/strong> To the TCL Group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By&#8230; <strong>31 December 2024<\/strong>the TCL <strong>9,959,362 Shares<\/strong> Maxson&#8217;s, by the way. <strong>59.6%<\/strong>Maxson became a subsidiary of the Consolidated Financial Statements.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>2025: Acquisition of SunPower brand and manufacturing assets<\/h2>\n<p>In. <strong>27 January 2025<\/strong>the TCL has signed a formal agreement to purchase <strong>100% of SPML (SunPower Philippines Manufacturing Ltd.)<\/strong>Exxon&#8217;s subsidiary in the Philippines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Value of transaction<\/strong>: <strong>$58.6 million<\/strong> (The equivalent of <strong>4.1 billion Chinese yuan<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In. <strong>February 2025<\/strong>TCL has signed an additional agreement to purchase:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Exxon affiliates outside the United States<\/strong> Sales and Distribution Areas: Value <strong>$28.95 million<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brand &#8220;SunPower&#8221;<\/strong> and associated intellectual property rights outside the United States: <strong>$6.74 million<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total Deal<\/strong>: <strong>$35.69 million<\/strong> (The equivalent of <strong>2.5 billion Chinese yuan<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2>2026: DAS Solar merger completed ()<\/h2>\n<p>In. <strong>July 2, 2026.<\/strong>a Handover Ceremony <strong>(Yidao New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.)<\/strong>Internationally known as <strong>DAS Solar<\/strong>the City of <strong>Chuzhou (, Quzhou)<\/strong>This symbolizes the completion of strategic acquisition.<\/p>\n<h3>DAS Solar capabilities after integration<\/h3>\n<p>Following the merger, TCL now owns:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; max-width: 500px; margin: 20px 0\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"8\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2\">\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px; text-align: left\">Component<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px; text-align: left\">Capability<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\"><strong>Solar Cells ()<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\"><strong>20 GW (GW)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\"><strong>Solar Panels ()<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\"><strong>50 GW (GW)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Development plan: 2.6 billion yuan investment in BC technology<\/h3>\n<p>On the same day, TCL announced a massive investment plan to develop its production capabilities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Total investment<\/strong>: <strong>2.6 billion Chinese yuan<\/strong> (The equivalent of <strong>USD 360 million<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>BC Cell Development<\/strong>: Investment <strong>1.4 billion yuan<\/strong> Development <strong>20 GW<\/strong> From Cell Energy to Technology <strong>BC (Back Contact)<\/strong> Advanced.<\/li>\n<li><strong>BC Board Development<\/strong>: Investment <strong>1.2 billion yuan<\/strong> Development <strong>25 GW<\/strong> From panel power (50% of the total) to BC technology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Expected Completion Date<\/strong>: <strong>First quarter of 2027<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Timeline of the full trip (timeline)<\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; margin: 20px 0\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"8\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2\">\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px; text-align: left\">Year<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px; text-align: left\">Event<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\"><strong>1985<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\">Founding <strong>by SunPower (SunPower)<\/strong> By Dr. Richard Swanson.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\"><strong>TCL\u4e2d\u73af<\/strong> Invest <strong>$298 million<\/strong> In. <strong>Maxson.<\/strong>And you get&#8230; <strong>28.848%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\"><strong>August 2020<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\">the Sun Power Division <strong>Sun Power<\/strong> And&#8230;<strong>Maxson.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\"><strong>TCL<\/strong> Take over. <strong>Group<\/strong> Opposite <strong>125 billion yuan<\/strong>And you get&#8230; <strong>\u4e2d\u73af\u80a1\u4efd<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\">TCL <strong>$33.66 million<\/strong> Maxson&#8217;s.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\"><strong>2022<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\">TCL <strong>$200 million.<\/strong> the Maxson Bonds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\"><strong>May 2023<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\">TCL <strong>$42 million.<\/strong>She becomes&#8230; <strong>The Biggest Contributor<\/strong> Maxson&#8217;s.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\"><strong>May 2024<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\">TCL Announces Deal <strong>$197.5 million<\/strong> To control Maxson.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\"><strong>November 2024.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\">Maxon Announces Restructuring and Asset Sale for TCL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\"><strong>December 2024<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\">TCL <strong>59.6%<\/strong> From Maxson.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\"><strong>January 2025.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\">TCL buys SPML for <strong>$58.6 million<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\"><strong>February 2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\">TCL Buy Mark <strong>&#8220;SunPower&#8221;<\/strong> Commercial VS <strong>$35.69 million<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\"><strong>July 2026.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px\">TCL <strong>DAS Solar (\u4e00\u9053\u65b0\u80fd\u6e90)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr>\n<p><!-- ===== \u062c\u062f\u0648\u0644 \u0642\u062f\u0631\u0627\u062a \uc911\ud658 \u0644\u0623\u0634\u0628\u0627\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0635\u0644\u0627\u062a ===== --><\/p>\n<h3>Capabilities For Semiconductors (Before Acquisition)<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: table; width: 100%; max-width: 500px; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 20px 0; direction: rtl; text-align: left\">\n<div style=\"display: table-row; background-color: #f2f2f2; font-weight: bold\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>Chip Type<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>Production Capacity (Monthly)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-row\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>8 Inch<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\">60 Thousand Pieces<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-row\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>12 Inch<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\">17,000 pieces.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ===== \u062c\u062f\u0648\u0644 \u0642\u062f\u0631\u0627\u062a DAS Solar ===== --><\/p>\n<h3>DAS Solar capabilities after integration<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: table; width: 100%; max-width: 500px; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 20px 0; direction: rtl; text-align: left\">\n<div style=\"display: table-row; background-color: #f2f2f2; font-weight: bold\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>Component<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>Capability<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-row\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>Solar Cells ()<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>20 GW (GW)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-row\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>Solar Panels ()<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>50 GW (GW)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ===== \u062c\u062f\u0648\u0644 \u0645\u0644\u062e\u0635 \u0632\u0645\u0646\u064a ===== --><\/p>\n<h2>Timeline of the full trip (timeline)<\/h2>\n<div style=\"display: table; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 20px 0; direction: rtl; text-align: left\">\n<div style=\"display: table-row; background-color: #f2f2f2; font-weight: bold\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px; width: 20%\"><strong>Year<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>Event<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-row\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>1985<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\">Founding <strong>by SunPower (SunPower)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-row\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>TCL\u4e2d\u73af<\/strong> Invest <strong>$298 million<\/strong> Maxson&#8217;s.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-row\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>August 2020<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\">the Sun Power Division <strong>Sun Power<\/strong> And&#8230;<strong>Maxson.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-row\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>TCL<\/strong> Take over. <strong>Group<\/strong> Opposite <strong>125 billion yuan<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-row\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\">TCL <strong>$33.66 million<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-row\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>2022<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\">TCL <strong>$200 million.<\/strong> the Maxson Bonds<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-row\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>May 2023<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\">TCL <strong>The Biggest Contributor<\/strong> Maxson&#8217;s.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-row\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>May 2024<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\">TCL Announces Deal <strong>$197.5 million<\/strong> To control Maxson.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-row\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>November 2024.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\">Maxson Announces Restructuring and Sale of Assets<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-row\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>December 2024<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\">TCL <strong>59.6%<\/strong> From Maxson.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-row\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>January 2025.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\">Buy SPML for <strong>$58.6 million<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-row\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>February 2025<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\">Buy a sign <strong>&#8220;SunPower&#8221;<\/strong> Commercial VS <strong>$35.69 million<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-row\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>July 2026.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\">Acquisition of <strong>DAS Solar (\u4e00\u9053\u65b0\u80fd\u6e90)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ===== \u062c\u062f\u0648\u0644 \u0645\u0644\u062e\u0635 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u062f\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0647\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0629 ===== --><\/p>\n<h2>Summary of the final capabilities of TCL Solar Group<\/h2>\n<div style=\"display: table; width: 100%; max-width: 600px; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 20px 0; direction: rtl; text-align: left\">\n<div style=\"display: table-row; background-color: #f2f2f2; font-weight: bold\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>Component<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>Capability<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-row\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>Silicon Chips ()<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>200 GW (GW)<\/strong> (by 2025)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-row\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>Solar Cells ()<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>20 GW (GW)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-row\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>Solar Panels ()<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px\"><strong>50 GW (GW)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ===== \u062c\u062f\u0648\u0644 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