JinkoSolar - JKS - To Jointly Invest and Develop 200 MW PV Project with Jinchuan Group

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: JKS), a leading global solar power product manufacturer, announced that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Jinchuan Group Co., Ltd., a Chinese state-owned enterprise, to jointly invest and develop a 200 MW photovoltaic solar power plant in Jinchang, Gansu Province, China. Once connected to the grid, the project will become one of the Asia's largest independent PV solar power plants.



With approximately RMB 2 billion investment scale, the project has been approved by Gansu Development and Reform Commission and is expected to be completed and connected to the grid by June 2013. The PV solar power plant will complement the large industrial base and infrastructure Jinchuan Group has already built in the region with three thermal power plants.



"Jinchang receives large amounts of sunlight and has ample land resources, which make it very suitable for PV power plant development." said Mr. Xiande Li, Chairman of JinkoSolar. "We are very pleased to cooperate with Jinchuan Group, a reputed SOE with international competitiveness. We are confident that our cooperation will aid in the development of a green future for the region and a sustainable return on our investment."



About JinkoSolar - JKS



JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (JKS) is a leading solar power product manufacturer with production operations in Jiangxi and Zhejiang Provinces in China and sales and marketing offices in Shanghai and Beijing China; Munich, Germany; Bologna, Italy; Montpellier, France; Zug, Switzerland; San Francisco, U.S.; Queensland, Australia; Ontario, Canada and Singapore.



JKS has built a vertically integrated solar product value chain with an integrated annual capacity of approximately 1.2 GW each for silicon ingots and wafers, solar cells and solar modules as of September 30, 2012. JinkoSolar distributes its photovoltaic products to a diversified customer base in the global PV market, including in Germany, Italy, Belgium, Spain, the United States, France, Eastern Europe, South Africa, Japan, China, India and other countries and regions.



JKS is a solar product manufacturer. The Company has built a vertically integrated solar product value chain from recovered silicon materials to solar modules. Its principal products are silicon wafers, solar cells and solar modules. The Company sells its products in China and to overseas markets. In June 2009, the Company acquired Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd (Zhejiang Jinko). In October 2010, the Company established a United States subsidiary with an office in San Francisco, California. In February 2012, the Company announced the addition of an Australian subsidiary, JinkoSolar Australia Co; Ltd.