"We chose to work with Canadian Solar because of their vast industry experience and track record delivering high quality modules to large scale solar power projects worldwide," said Adam Balin, Soleq. "Canadian Solar understands our requirements for quality and reliability, and is a perfect fit with our focus on maximizing return on investment while generating clean, renewable energy for Thailand."
"We are honored to be selected to supply our modules for Soleq's landmark power plants in Thailand," said Dr. Shawn Qu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Solar. "We are also pleased with the progress of our market diversification strategy to reduce our exposure to European markets and to minimize policy risk. This module supply agreement underscores our success expanding our global footprint, building new customer relationships, and gaining market share in important growth markets."
The solar power plants will be owned and operated by Soleq. Juwi, one of the world's leading enterprises in the renewable energy sector, will provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for seven projects with a total capacity of 61MW located in the provinces of Kamphaeng Phet in the northwest and Ubon Ratchathani in the east. Bouygues Construction, a world leader in building, civil engineering, electrical contracting and maintenance, will provide EPC services for three projects in the Tak and Sukhothai provinces of north-east Thailand.
Canadian Solar will supply its CS6X high output modules for the projects. Module deliveries have already commenced and are expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2013.
About Soleq
Soleq is an Asian based independent solar power producer. Soleq was founded in April 2012 by the Equis Funds Group and now has a presence in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand. Since its founding, Soleq has acquired and is developing numerous projects across Asia and continues to actively seek more investment opportunities. For more information please visit www.soleq.com.
About Canadian Solar
Founded in 2001 in Canada, Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) is one of the world's largest and foremost solar power companies. As a leading vertically integrated provider of solar modules, specialized solar products and solar power plants with operations in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Australia and Asia, Canadian Solar has delivered more than 4GW of premium quality solar modules to customers in over 50 countries. Canadian Solar is committed to improve the environment and dedicated to provide advanced solar energy products, solutions and services to enable sustainable development around the world. For more information, please visit www.canadiansolar.com.
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