SHANGHAI, March 9th, 2018 – JinkoSolar, a global leader in the Photovoltaic (“PV”) solar industry, today announced that the Sweihan Solar PV Project has been awarded as the Middle East & Africa Power Deal of the Year by the Project Finance International (“PFI”). The 1,177 MW Sweihan Solar PV Project is owned by a joint venture between JinkoSolar, the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (“ADWEA”), and Marubeni Corporation (“Marubeni”). PFI, a member of the world renowned media organization – Thomas Reuters, is a leading global publication on project finance. The PFI award recognizes power projects that are not only highly successful, but trailblazers in the Middle East and Africa region. When the Sweihan Solar PV Project is completed, at 1,177 MW, it will be the world’s largest PV plant. However, the Sweihan Solar PV Project doesn’t just standout in the size of the installation, but also in its electricity generation cost. At the time of the tender, the bid from JinkoSolar and Marubeni of 0.0242 USD per kWh was the lowest cost PV tariff in the world, beating the previous low set in Chile by 16%. The project’s low generation cost was, among other factors, enabled by the use of inventive module layout design, the application of high efficiency monocrystalline solar modules, and innovations in project maintenance. The project further received competitive financing from a consortium of leading financial institutions. The editors at PFI highlighted that the Sweihan Solar PV Project was perceived as such a success by its procurer, ADWEA, that there is now talk of 1.5GW to 3GW a year of new solar PV projects in Abu Dhabi over the next few years. “This is the second high profile award that the Sweihan Solar PV Project has won, once again, illustrating the milestone nature of the project” Mr. David Li, Chairman of JinkoSolar noted, alluding to the Middle East Solar Industry Association Large Scale Solar Project of the Year Award that the project also received. “While the MESIA Award was more focused on the technical aspects of the project, the PFI award recognizes the strength and innovativeness of JinkoSolar’s project financing capabilities” Mr. Li further explained.
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