EDF Energies Nouvelles said that the first contract with Chinese solar equipment maker Solarfun involves a firm order of 17MWp (megawatt-peak) and an option for a further 5MWp of monocrystalline silicon modules.
The order was placed jointly with Photon Power Technologies, EDF Energies Nouvelles’s solar energy partner in France, which will take around 20% of the order.
The second contract, with Chinese solar technology firm Yingli Green Energy, involves a firm order of 7MWp and an option to order another 6MWp of polycrystalline silicon modules.
EDF Energies Nouvelles stated that the modules are for delivery in 2008. They will be used to build ground and building-integrated photovoltaic plants that are expected to be brought into service in 2008 and 2009.
The French renewable energy firm said that by signing these contracts with two vertically integrated Chinese players, it is continuing to diversify its sourcing.
