In Pictures: Tesla starts earthworks at $10B Project Crystal Sun solar manufacturing site in Texas

Tesla's Project Crystal Sun aims to house silicon ingot, wafer, cell and panel production at a single Fort Bend County complex.

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The roughly 3,000-acre Texas site will be developed in phases as Tesla advances its vertically integrated solar manufacturing plan.

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Earthworks mark the first visible step toward a plant Tesla says could employ nearly 9,700 people by 2033.

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Commercial production at the $10 billion facility is targeted for the first quarter of 2029.

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Tesla's planned complex would consolidate the solar supply chain, from silicon ingots to finished panels, on one campus.

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The project reflects growing US interest in domestic solar manufacturing capacity.

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Fort Bend County officials have positioned the region as a hub for large-scale clean energy investment.

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Tesla has not disclosed a detailed construction timeline beyond the 2029 production target.

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The site's scale signals Tesla's ambition to become a fully integrated solar manufacturer.

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