European advanced electric vehicle charging and energy management system creator Wallbox opened its new factory in Barcelona on Wednesday.
Wallbox invested €9 million in the facility with a projected production capacity of over 750,000 chargers per year.
The new plant is poised to place the company in a position to respond to the growing demand for electric vehicles.
More than 500 people will be employed at the factory when running at its full operational capacity.
As a company that aspires to be environmentally conscious, it plans by the end of 2022 to generate between 30% and 60% of the energy needs of the factory production process through 4,500 square meters of solar panels planned, which will be installed on the roof of the factory.
'Wallbox's innovative spirit is allowing us to react more quickly to the global supply crisis, due to the shortage of components on the international market,' said Reyes Maroto, the minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism of the Spanish Government.
By Zeynep Beyza Kilic
Anadolu Agency
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