Trina Solar Limited (Trina Solar), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, announced today the establishment of its Asia Pacific operating headquarters in Singapore. The new Asia Pacific headquarters is expected to provide management functions covering administration, sales, R&D, logistics and purchasing operations to further strengthen Trina Solar’s growing presence and customer base in the region. 

Jifan Gao, Chairman and CEO of Trina Solar, commented, "Singapore's excellent investment environment, combined with its skilled talent base and strong logistics infrastructure, makes it a strategically advantageous location for Trina Solar to establish our regional headquarters. Our new Singapore headquarters complements our recent Asia Pacific expansion into Japan, Australia and Korea, while opening up emerging PV markets like Thailand and India. We are confident that this headquarters will serve as an ideal gateway to markets throughout the region for Trina Solar."

Dr. Haiyan Sun, Head of the Asia Pacific Headquarters added, "Trina Solar is highly optimistic about the Asia Pacific market and we believe that our new Singapore headquarters will generate a significant portion of the company's global sales over the next several years. In addition to Singapore's strong local talent pool, Trina Solar is delighted about the opportunity to increase our regional R&D, and the possibility of developing strategic cooperative alliances with local research institutes and universities."

Mr Tan Choon Shian, Deputy Managing Director of the Singapore Economic Development Board, said, "We are excited that Trina Solar, a global leader in the clean energy space, has chosen to manage its pan-Asian operations out of Singapore. We are pleased that Trina Solar is taking advantage of Singapore's strengths in solar-related capabilities, quality of manpower and connectivity with the fast-growing regional markets. This move adds to the diversity of the growing cleantech ecosystem in Singapore, and affirms Singapore's value proposition as an internationalisation platform for Asian cleantech enterprises."