SEG Solar, a Houston-based photovoltaic manufacturing company, plans to establish a new four-gigawatt solar manufacturing facility in Houston—an expansion that will create up to 800 new jobs, according to a recent news release. Commercial operations at the 500,000 square foot facility are expected to kick off in the third quarter this year.
“This new facility marks an important milestone for SEG,” Timothy Johnson, vice president of operations, said in the release.”It will further strengthen our U.S. manufacturing capabilities while supporting ongoing technology innovation.”
Johnson said the plant is designed “with the flexibility to integrate next-generation technologies, including (heterojunction technology), as the industry evolves.”
SEG Solar did not immediately respond to Chron’s request for comment by the time of publication.
The company currently operates from a two-gigawatt solar module factory and lists its headquarters as 10625 Telge Rd., Houston. That 250,000-square-foot facility opened in 2025 and represented a $60-million investment, according to the Houston Business Journal.
The announcement follows SEG Solar’s expansion in Indonesia with a five-gigawatt ingot and water manufacturing facility, set to break ground in quarter two of this year.
“Once completed, SEG will be positioned to deliver modules through a fully integrated supply chain spanning ingots, wafers and cells—an increasingly important capability in today’s evolving policy and trade environment,” the release reads.
By the end of 2025, SEG had sent more than 7.5 gigawatts of solar panels around the world and could make up to 6.5 gigawatts worth of modules.
