Canadian Solar has signed a power purchase agreement with Amazon for electricity that will be generated by a 110MW photovoltaic plant it is developing in New South Wales.
Amazon will use solar-generated electricity generated by Canadian Solar’s Gunnedah PV installation, which start commercial operations by 2021.
The agreement with Amazon is Canadian Solar’s first PPA in New South Wales and also marks its entry into the Australian consumer and industrial PPA market.
Gunnedah will use Canadian Solar’s BiKu bifacial modules.
Chief executive Shawn Qu said: “Canadian Solar is very proud to sign this power purchase agreement with Amazon. Our team has worked hard to bring this opportunity to fruition, and we look forward to further collaboration with Amazon, while we bring the Gunnedah project to commercial operation.
“We are honoured to help Amazon meet its renewable energy goals by using our solar technology and development expertise.”
Qu added, “Canadian Solar is a leading developer in the Australian solar market, where we have a pipeline of nearly 1.2GW, including 335MW of projects ready to build.
“We look forward to growing our solar projects and solar module supply businesses in Australia, while expanding into other C&I sectors in this region. We see a bright future ahead as Australia continues to expand its renewable energy market.”