30 MW: Canadian Solar completes rooftop project in China

Guelph, Canada - Canadian Solar Inc. announced the successful completion of a 30 MW rooftop PV installation in China's City of Suzhou under the country's Golden Sun program. The project spanned 129 buildings, with a total surface area of approximately 500,000 square meters, the company thursday said in a press release. The rooftops were mixed surfaces, with 200,000 square meters of steel structured rooftops and 300,000 square meters of concrete rooftops. Canadian Solar's CS6P-245P's modules were used.

Construction on the project was completed in June 2013, with full-grid connectivity taking place through July and August. The project's total capacity is 30.2 MWp. The first year's electricity generation is projected to be about 32.3 million KWh The Company expects to transfer ownership of a majority of the projects to the rooftop owners or other investors.

Dr. Shawn Qu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Solar, said, "This is one of the first major successes under China's Golden Sun program. This was an attractive project for us given the location and suitability for grid connection, which we knew would help us secure development partners and investors.

Source: IWR Online, 29 Jul 2013