Yingli Signs an Exclusive Solar Panel Supply Agreement for PV Projects in the Dominican Republic

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Ltd. , one of the world’s leading solar panel manufacturers, recently announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Yingli Green Energy Europe GmbH (“Yingli Europe”) has entered into an exclusivity agreement with an European EPC Partner (“Partner”) to supply solar panels to PV projects that are expected to be developed and constructed in the Dominican Republic. According to the exclusivity agreement, Yingli Europe expects to supply up to 200 megawatts (“MW”) of solar panels to the Partner. The exclusivity period will run until mid-2019, during which the commercial terms are also fixed by the agreement. To date, 50 MW of projects are at the advanced stage with anticipated construction during 2017 and the balance of 150 MW is at the preliminary stages of the development.

“With the European market facing headwinds,” said Norman Luth, Project Manager at Yingli Europe, “we have continued to work alongside our long-term European Partners to help support the export of European know-how and experience to emerging markets around the world. This agreement illustrates the success of this approach underpinned by strong, flexible and transparent commercial relationships we have invested in for many years within the European arena.”

“The combination of European EPC technical and economic efficiency, honed over many years in a challenging European market, and Yingli’s leading brand with over 14 gigawatts of proven product performance in the field creates a potent force for the diffusion of solar electricity generation infrastructure in emerging markets,” commented Mr. Liansheng Miao, Chairman and CEO of Yingli. “Such collaborations set the foundations for a cleaner and greener energy future.”