Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. subsidiary Yingli Green Energy Europe and Poland’s R.Power Sp. z have agreed to expand their joint project development pipeline in Poland from 30 to 60 megawatts.
As an extension of the two companies existing partnership, Yingli Europe and R. Power aim to develop a total of 60MW of ground-mounted projects in Poland to be ready for inclusion into the auction systems in 2016 and 2017. According to the companies’ agreements, each party will hold 50% of the projects with the intention of selling them to investors once operational. Development of the projects is well underway with the first bundle of projects already at advanced stages.
“The extension of this strategic partnership exemplifies Yingli Europe’s successful global downstream project development business and strategy, which centers on identifying strong local partners to collaborate with in key regions of the world for project opportunities,” said Manuel Seiffe, Poland Project Director of Yingli Europe.
“We are very pleased to extend our partnership with Yingli, one of the world’s PV industry leaders. This joint venture is an ideal set-up to co-develop, implement and commission projects across Poland. Yingli understands the complex development process and local business requirements as well as global energy trends and is an ideal partner for us to grow our business and to promote the benefits of solar energy in Poland,” said Przemyslaw Pieta, Chief Executive Officer of R.Power.
