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Canadian Solar: Sale of solar power plant completed
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GUELPH, Ontario - Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar power companies, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., has completed the sale of Mississippi Mills, a 10 megawatt AC solar power plant valued at over C$61.0 million to TransCanada Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) ("TransCanada") on December 31, 2013
"This is the fourth of nine solar power plants totaling 86MW AC that we agreed to build and sell to TransCanada for approximately C$500 million," said Dr. Shawn Qu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Solar. "Our ability to successfully execute on this multi-facility project reflects the strength of Canadian Solar's team and our partners. This should give investors added confidence in our ability to execute on our broader late-stage project backlog, which now stands at over 1.0 GW."
The Mississippi Mills 10 megawatt AC solar power plant is located in the town of Mississippi Mills in Eastern Ontario. Canadian Solar Solutions Inc. will provide turnkey engineering, procurement and construction services to each of the nine projects. This latest sale follows the previously announced closing of the sale of Brockville 1 on June 28, 2013, in addition to Brockville 2 and Burritts Rapids on September 30, 2013.
About TransCanada
With more than 60 years' experience, TransCanada is a leader in the responsible development and reliable operation of North American energy infrastructure including natural gas and oil pipelines, power generation and gas storage facilities. TransCanada operates a network of natural gas pipelines that extends more than 68,500 kilometres (42,500 miles), tapping into virtually all major gas supply basins in North America. TransCanada is one of the continent's largest providers of gas storage and related services with more than 400 billion cubic feet of storage capacity. A growing independent power producer, TransCanada owns or has interests in over 11,800 megawatts of power generation in Canada and the United States. TransCanada is developing one of North America's largest oil delivery systems. TransCanada's common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol TRP. For more information visit: www.transcanada.com or check us out on Twitter @TransCanada or http://blog.transcanada.com.
About Canadian Solar
Founded in 2001 in Canada, Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) is one of the world's largest and foremost solar power companies. As a leading vertically integrated provider of solar modules, specialized solar products and solar power plants with operations in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Australia and Asia, Canadian Solar has delivered more than 6GW of premium quality solar modules to customers in over 70 countries. Canadian Solar is committed to improve the environment and dedicated to provide advanced solar energy products, solutions and services to enable sustainable development around the world. For more information, please visit www.canadiansolar.com.
SOURCE: Canadian Solar Inc.
Canadian Solar Inc.: Investors: Ed Job, CFA, Director, Investor Relations, Canadian Solar Inc., ir@canadiansolar.com, or David Pasquale, Global IR Partners, +1-914-337-8801, csiq@globalirpartners.com; Media: Suzanne Wilson, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., +1-519-837-1881, Suzanne.wilson@canadiansolar.com, or Songul Atacan, Canadian Solar Inc., Director of Marketing, Americas, songul.atacan@canadiansolar.com; TransCanada: Media Enquires: Grady Semmens/Shawn Howard, 403.920.7859 or 800.608.7859; Investor & Analyst Enquiries: David Moneta/Terry Hook/Lee Evans, 403.920.7911 or 800.361.6522
GUELPH, Ontario - Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar power companies, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., has completed the sale of Mississippi Mills, a 10 megawatt AC solar power plant valued at over C$61.0 million to TransCanada Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) ("TransCanada") on December 31, 2013
"This is the fourth of nine solar power plants totaling 86MW AC that we agreed to build and sell to TransCanada for approximately C$500 million," said Dr. Shawn Qu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Solar. "Our ability to successfully execute on this multi-facility project reflects the strength of Canadian Solar's team and our partners. This should give investors added confidence in our ability to execute on our broader late-stage project backlog, which now stands at over 1.0 GW."
The Mississippi Mills 10 megawatt AC solar power plant is located in the town of Mississippi Mills in Eastern Ontario. Canadian Solar Solutions Inc. will provide turnkey engineering, procurement and construction services to each of the nine projects. This latest sale follows the previously announced closing of the sale of Brockville 1 on June 28, 2013, in addition to Brockville 2 and Burritts Rapids on September 30, 2013.
About TransCanada
With more than 60 years' experience, TransCanada is a leader in the responsible development and reliable operation of North American energy infrastructure including natural gas and oil pipelines, power generation and gas storage facilities. TransCanada operates a network of natural gas pipelines that extends more than 68,500 kilometres (42,500 miles), tapping into virtually all major gas supply basins in North America. TransCanada is one of the continent's largest providers of gas storage and related services with more than 400 billion cubic feet of storage capacity. A growing independent power producer, TransCanada owns or has interests in over 11,800 megawatts of power generation in Canada and the United States. TransCanada is developing one of North America's largest oil delivery systems. TransCanada's common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol TRP. For more information visit: www.transcanada.com or check us out on Twitter @TransCanada or http://blog.transcanada.com.
About Canadian Solar
Founded in 2001 in Canada, Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) is one of the world's largest and foremost solar power companies. As a leading vertically integrated provider of solar modules, specialized solar products and solar power plants with operations in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Australia and Asia, Canadian Solar has delivered more than 6GW of premium quality solar modules to customers in over 70 countries. Canadian Solar is committed to improve the environment and dedicated to provide advanced solar energy products, solutions and services to enable sustainable development around the world. For more information, please visit www.canadiansolar.com.
SOURCE: Canadian Solar Inc.
Canadian Solar Inc.: Investors: Ed Job, CFA, Director, Investor Relations, Canadian Solar Inc., ir@canadiansolar.com, or David Pasquale, Global IR Partners, +1-914-337-8801, csiq@globalirpartners.com; Media: Suzanne Wilson, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., +1-519-837-1881, Suzanne.wilson@canadiansolar.com, or Songul Atacan, Canadian Solar Inc., Director of Marketing, Americas, songul.atacan@canadiansolar.com; TransCanada: Media Enquires: Grady Semmens/Shawn Howard, 403.920.7859 or 800.608.7859; Investor & Analyst Enquiries: David Moneta/Terry Hook/Lee Evans, 403.920.7911 or 800.361.6522