Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (Yingli or Yingli Solar), revealed that its wholly owned subsidiary, Yingli Green Energy Europe, S.L. (Yingli Europe) has signed an agreement with Jenner Renewables, to provide Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) services for 12 ground-mounted PV plants in Chile, with the total capacity of 146MW.
According to the agreement, the project is divided in 2 phases: Cluster 1 includes 4 PV plants and the construction will begin in February 2018 with expected operation by June 2018; Cluster 2, including 8 PV plants, will begin by the completion of Cluster 1. As the EPC contractor and exclusive solar panel supplier for the project, Yingli will supply its multicrystalline modules type YL325P-35B. Upon completion, each PV plant is anticipated to avoid 20.8 tons of CO2 per year. Jorge Calvet, Founder and CEO of Jenner Renewables, said, “As an independent power producer operating throughout Latin America, we are very excited to contribute in such a significant way to the development of renewable energy in Chile. “
