MCPV Secures €10M Grant for 2.5GW Solar Module Plant in Spain

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Netherlands-based solar manufacturer MCPV has been awarded a €10 million grant by Spain’s Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) to support the development of a 2.5 GW solar module manufacturing facility in Tudela, Spain.

The funding is part of MITECO’s provisional €300 million allocation announced in March, aimed at supporting strategic clean energy infrastructure across the country. MCPV’s project was selected for its contribution to Spain’s renewable energy transition and Europe’s broader efforts to rebuild a resilient solar manufacturing supply chain.

MCPV, a member of the European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC), focuses on silicon heterojunction (HJT) technology and plans to have the Tudela module facility fully operational by 2029. Construction is expected to start in 2027, following the launch of a 4 GW solar cell plant in Veendam, the Netherlands, in late 2026. Permitting processes are currently underway at both locations.

With support from both the Dutch National Growth Fund and the Spanish government, MCPV’s two upcoming factories form a core pillar of Europe’s plan to restore solar PV manufacturing and energy sovereignty. The company’s leadership sees this as a major step toward building competitive, large-scale, Made-in-Europe solar technology.

Founded in 2020 by Marc Rechter, Natalie Samovich, Prof. Eicke R. Weber, and Dr. Benjamin Strahm, MCPV aims to re-shore PV manufacturing in Europe through next-gen, high-efficiency solar cell and module production.