Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world’s largest solar power companies, has announced that it has connected an additional six solar power plants, totaling 39.4MWp to the grid, bringing its total fleet of solar power plants in commercial operation in the United Kingdom to approximately 103.0MWp. The six solar power plants were connected to the grid in March 2016 under the Renewable Obligations Certificate (ROC) program.
“We are very pleased to announce that our portfolio of operating solar power plants in the UK has now reached over 100MWp,” commented Dr. Shawn Qu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Solar, “We remain committed to leveraging our industry-leading position and expertise in solar project development to meet the growing demand of clean solar energy in the UK and around the world.”
Founded in 2001 in Canada, Canadian Solar is one of the world’s top 3 solar power companies. Founded in 2001 in Ontario, Canada, the company has quickly become one of the largest solar manufacturers in the world. As a leading provider of ingots, wafers, solar cells, solar modules and other solar applications, in 2015, it reached a revenue of $3.4 billion (2014, USD). The headquarters are located in Guelph, Ontario while the company is represented at various locations around the globe: Germany, Italy, Spain, South Africa, India, Japan, Korea, Australia, the United States, Singapore and China. Manufacturing facilities are currently located in Canada and China. The company employs around 10,000 people.
As a leading manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules and a provider of solar energy solutions, Canadian Solar has a geographically diversified pipeline of utility-scale power projects. In the past 14 years, it has successfully deployed over 14 GW of premium quality modules in over 90 countries around the world. It also claims to be one of the most bankable companies in the solar industry, having been publically listed on NASDAQ since 2006.
