Construction of a US$450m solar power project has begun in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province. A joint venture between Greenway Solar-Tech (China) and Evergreen Solar of the US, the project will manufacture products related to solar power industry. It is scheduled to go into production 2012.

Evergreen Solar manufactures solar power products, including solar cells, panels and systems. Greenway is wholly foreign-funded enterprise, specialising in energy-saving solar photovoltaic products and solar systems.