Concord Green Energy to Acquire Five Solar Power Plants from Canadian Solar
GUELPH, Ontario, Aug. 5 -- Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company," or "Canadian Solar"), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that its subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., has entered into a sales agreement with Concord Pacific's green energy affiliate, Concord Green Energy ("Concord"), whereby Concord will acquire from Canadian Solar five utility-scale solar power plants totaling 49MW (AC) valued at over C$290 million ($277 million).
Under the agreement, the five utility-scale solar power plants, located in Chesterville, Pefferlaw, Springwater, Sudbury andWyebridge, Ontario, Canada, are expected to start construction during 2013 and 2014 with commercial operation expected in 2014. Canadian Solar will provide turnkey engineering, procurement and construction ("EPC") services to complete the projects and will provide operations and maintenance services after completion. BowMont Capital and Advisory acted as financial advisor to Concord on the transaction.
"Concord Green Energy is always looking at a variety of investment opportunities in green energy production to fulfill our mission of creating sustainable communities," said Cliff McCracken, Senior Vice-President Concord Pacific. "Critical to our success in this area is finding and working with strong EPC partners who deliver high-quality projects that we can feel good about aligning with our brand. Canadian Solar has a reputation as a leading provider of solar energy solutions, making its projects attractive investments for our firm."
"Concord shares our vision of creating renewable clean energy to power our communities," said Dr. Shawn Qu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Solar. "This agreement is a further example of Canadian Solar's successful transition from a premier PV module manufacturer to a PV total solution provider and the agreement with Concord is expected to contribute to our success. Through a careful and focused approach, we have built an attractive pipeline of sought-after solar power projects inCanada and the U.S., and are pursuing growth opportunities in other key markets. We look forward to successful cooperation with Concord."
The five utility-scale solar power plants will power approximately 8,713 homes and are expected to displace approximately 1,164,120 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions over their 20-year operational period under each Ontario Power Authority contract of the solar farms. In addition, the installations will include approximately 236,000 Canadian Solar CS6X high-performance modules. The CS6X modules have been formally tested and awarded international certifications. The solar farms are expected to in total create more than 500 new jobs during the development and construction phases of all five solar projects.
About Canadian Solar Inc.
Founded in 2001 in Canada, Canadian Solar Inc. is one of the world's largest solar power companies. As a leading vertically integrated provider of solar modules, specialized solar products and solar power plants with operations inNorth America, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Australia and Asia, Canadian Solar has delivered more than 5GW 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.
About Concord Pacific and Concord Green Energy
Concord Pacific recently created Concord Green Energy to explore and support variety of zero carbon energy producing projects of scale. Energy considerations and solutions will be significant to success of the sustainable communities of the future. Planning for infrastructure needs and requirements of Canadians has always been a cornerstone to Canada's first urban community builder, Concord Pacific. Creating sustainable and clean energy to power the communities of the future is the vision of Concord Green Energy. For more information visit www.concordpacific.com.
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Source: Canadian Solar
