GUELPH, Ontario, Jan. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Canadian
Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one
of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that
Wirsol has started the commercial operation of a 30MWp solar
photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Delfzijl, Netherlands, for which Canadian solar has
supplied the panels.
The Solarpark Delfzijl was commissioned on January 19th, 2017. Built with 116,335 Canadian
Solar CS6P-265P modules, the solar power plant is expected to
generate approximately 27,634 MWh/p.a. and save up to 17,962 tons
of CO².
"I am delighted to see the Delfzijl solar power plant come
online. We look forward to building more solar projects together
with Wirsol in the BENELUX," commented Dr. Shawn Qu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Canadian Solar.
About Canadian Solar Inc.
Founded in 2001 in Canada,
Canadian Solar is one of the world's largest and foremost solar
power companies. As a leading manufacturer of solar photovoltaic
modules and provider of solar energy solutions, Canadian Solar also
has a geographically diversified pipeline of utility-scale power
projects in various stages of development. In the past 16 years,
Canadian Solar has successfully delivered over 17 GW of premium
quality modules to over 90 countries around the world. Furthermore,
Canadian Solar is one of the most bankable companies in the solar
industry, having been publicly listed on NASDAQ since 2006. For
additional information about the Company, follow Canadian Solar on
LinkedIn or visit www.canadiansolar.com.
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expected future shipment volumes, gross margins, business prospects
and future results, are forward-looking statements that involve a
number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially. These statements are made under the "Safe
Harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking
statements by such terms as "believes," "expects," "anticipates,"
"intends," "estimates," the negative of these terms, or other
comparable terminology. Factors that could cause actual results to
differ include general business and economic conditions and the
state of the solar industry; governmental support for the
deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high-purity
silicon; demand for end-use products by consumers and inventory
levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from
significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as
Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns;
changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition;
pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in
new product introduction; delays in utility-scale project approval
process; delays in utility-scale project construction; cancelation
of utility-scale feed-in-tariff contracts in Japan; continued success in technological
innovations and delivery of products with the features customers
demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements;
availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation
and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings,
including its annual report on Form 20-F filed on April 20, 2016. Although the Company believes
that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements
are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results, level of
activity, performance, or achievements. Investors should not place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All information
provided in this press release is as of today's date, unless
otherwise stated, and Canadian Solar undertakes no duty to update
such information, except as required under applicable law.
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SOURCE Canadian Solar Inc.