SHANGHAI, July 2, 2019 – JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (the “Company,” or “JinkoSolar”) (NYSE: JKS), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced the company attended the 2019 World Economic Forum and was invited as the only representative of the private energy company to participate in the core energy forum ‘Prospects of Energy Industry in China ’. Ms. Dany Qian, Vice President of JinkoSolar, was invited to discuss how China could stimulate the energy transition at home and abroad with the Chairman of the State Grid, the Secretary General of the International Energy Forum, the President of IHS. The 13th Summer Davos was held at the Dalian International Conference Center. It is reported that nearly 2,000 political and business leaders, academic experts and media representatives from more than 90 countries and regions attended the conference. As reliable renewable energy source, photovoltaics plays an important role in the future energy mix. With the solar grid parity just around the corner, more than 130 companies worldwide have joined the RE 100 program, promising 100% renewable energy use. Sustainability has become a focus of global attention today, and organizations around the world have begun to incorporate sustainable development into their strategic development plans. This Davos Forum also included this topic as one of the main topics for discussion. The world is progressing from an IT and Data Technology (DT) era to Sustainability Technology (ST) era, which is represented by the widest adoption and everyone’s engagement of renewable energy and change of consumption choice in favor of low carbon products. “The IT era can be used to strengthen yourself, DT era is to strengthen others, while ST period can be used to strengthen the next generation and after. IT makes us faster. DT makes us smarter. ST makes us more forward-looking. ” commented Dany Qian, JinkoSolar Vice President. “Cities are becoming increasingly vulnerable due to growingly serious smog and record high heat. At the time when cost and technological bottleneck of solar and energy storage is solved, for example solar plus EVs charging, solar plus big stationary battery packs, solar rooftops, etc., it will be the time to re-image how to integrate solar energy into smart city design and plan in order to enhance energy resilience of urban space.” added Dany Qian, JinkoSolar Vice President.
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Jinko Solar was listed on the STAR Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2022, and JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., its indirect controlling shareholder, was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2010.