Canadian Solar: 21.1GW of module shipments in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 45% On March 21, 2023, Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ, hereinafter referred to as "Canadian Solar" or the "Group") announced that it will end the fourth quarter of 2022 as of December 31, 2022. and annual financial reports. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the Group has sold a total of 6.4 GW of solar modules to more than 70 countries, an increase of 68% year-on-year; the top five markets for shipments are China, the United States, Brazil, Spain and Germany. In 2022, the group's sales will be US$7.47 billion (approximately RMB 50.273 billion), a year-on-year increase of 42%; net profit will be US$240 million (approximately RMB 1.615 billion), and diluted earnings per share will be US$3.44 (approximately RMB 23.15) ; Module shipments were 21.1 GW, a year-on-year increase of 45%; total annual shipments of energy storage systems were 1.79 GWh, doubling year-on-year; Solar power plant project layout and planning As of January 31, 2023, Canadian Solar Group (CSIQ) has a total global solar power plant project reserve of about 25 GW. Among them, the total amount of solar power station projects under construction is about 1.8 GW, the total amount of solar power station projects in the late stage of project development is about 4.9 GW, and the total amount of solar power station projects in the early/middle stage of project development is about 18 GW. About 1.77 GW of global solar power plant projects under construction, respectively located in: 1,400 MW in Latin America (including 645 MW of power plant projects held by third parties or sold to third parties), 89 MW in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) , Japan 36 megawatts, China 250 megawatts. About 4.87 GW of solar power plant projects in the late stage of project development are located in: 422 MW in North America, 2,397 MW in Latin America and 971 MW in China (including 282 MW of power plant projects owned by third parties or sold to third parties) , EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) 936 MW, Japan 149 MW, Asia Pacific (excluding Japan and China) 3 MW. (*The power station project in the late stage of project development refers to a solar power station that has signed a PPA power sale agreement or has obtained FIT, the project is safe and reliable, and will be completed in the next one to four years.) About 6.86 GW of solar power plant project reserves in the middle of project development are located in: North America 2,310 MW, Latin America 908 MW, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) 3,509 MW, Japan 3 MW, Asia Pacific (excluding Japan and China) 135 MW. (*The power station project in the middle stage of project development refers to the project that has more than 90% certainty and can sign the PPA power sales agreement.) About 11.22 GW of solar power plant project reserves in the early stage of project development are located in: North America 4,324 MW, Latin America 510 MW, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) 2,803 M...

Tongwei intends to win the bid for the first batch of photovoltaic module procurement projects of Guohua Investment in 2023 (projects in Hebei, Ningxia, and Shandong) On March 16, Guohua Investment's 2023 first batch (Hebei, Ningxia, Shandong projects) photovoltaic module procurement public bidding candidate announcement, the first winning candidate Tongwei Solar (Hefei) Co., Ltd., bidding price 1437.0947 million yuan ; JinkoSolar, the second winning candidate, bid 1,498,350,207.62 million yuan. The bidding announcement shows that the 620,000-kilowatt photovoltaic project photovoltaic modules of the National Energy Ningdong Renewable Hydrogen Carbon Emission Reduction Demonstration Area Demonstration Area is 361.3MW, and the delivery location is near the Ningdong Energy and Chemical Base of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Among them, the 218MWp photovoltaic module field is located in The photovoltaic project site in the Meihuajing mining area on the south side of Yongli New Village in Ningdong Base, the 143.3MWp photovoltaic module field is located in the photovoltaic project site of Qingshuiying Coal Mine in Ningdong Base. The photovoltaic project of Guohua Hebei Company is 420MW, and the delivery location is the project site; the first phase of the 50MW distributed photovoltaic power generation of Huimin County, Guohua Energy Investment Shandong Company is 50MW, and the delivery location is the project site. The planned bidding capacity is about 831.3MW, and the detailed project capacity is as follows: Guoneng Ningdong Renewable Hydrogen Carbon Emission Reduction Demonstration Zone Demonstration Zone 620,000-kilowatt photovoltaic project: battery type 182, specification model "545Wp and above P-type double-sided double-glass/560Wp and above N-type double-sided double-glass", supply Capacity 361.3MW; Photovoltaic project of Guohua Hebei Company: battery type 182, specification model "545Wp and above P-type double-sided double-glass / 560Wp and above N-type double-sided double-glass", supply capacity 420MW; Guohua Energy Investment Shandong Company Huimin County 50MW Distributed Photovoltaic Power Generation Phase I Project: battery type 182, specification model "540Wp and above P-type single-sided glass/560Wp and above N-type single-sided single-glass", supply capacity 50MW. Delivery date: The bidder shall promise that the delivery of equipment meets the requirements of the project schedule, and the specific delivery schedule is as follows: Guoneng Ningdong Renewable Hydrogen Carbon Emission Reduction Demonstration Zone Demonstration Zone 620,000-kilowatt photovoltaic project: completed delivery of 61.3MW in March and 300MW in April; Photovoltaic project of Guohua Hebei Company: completed delivery of 100MW in March and 320MW in April; Guohua Energy Investment Shandong Company Huimin County 50MW Distributed Photovoltaic Power Generation Phase I Project: Completed delivery of 10MW in March and 40MW in April; Monthly total: 171.3MW in March and 660M...

Greece to add 1.36GW of solar in 2022 According to data released by the Greek Photovoltaic Companies Association, the installed capacity of the Greek solar market in 2022 will be three times that of 2021. According to the preliminary data disclosed to pv magazine by the Association of Hellenic Photovoltaic Companies (Helapco), Greece will add 1.36GW of grid-connected photovoltaic capacity in 2022. Among them, 341.5MW is connected to the Greek transmission grid, and about 1020MW is connected to the Greek distribution grid. These figures are preliminary as Greece has not officially announced the number of new PV deployments for 2022. Greek renewable energy operator Dapeep has only published figures up to the end of September 2022. Data from Dapeep shows Greece installed a total of 932MW of new PV capacity in the first three quarters of 2022, excluding installations under net metering, which will be announced separately by Greek distribution network operator Hedno. Helapco's more complete PV market statistics show that net metering systems accounted for only a fraction of the 1.36GW of new installed solar capacity. In fact, according to Halapco, 109.4MW of net-metered PV was connected to the local grid in Greece, while small independent operators operating independent grids in Greece added another 1.4MW of net-metered PV capacity. Interestingly, the virtual net metering system is included in the 5.4MW of net metering capacity installed on the Greek domestic grid in 2022. Given that commercial net metering systems have more than double the installed capacity of residential systems, the Greek government hopes to boost the residential solar industry with a new rebate program for residential PV and storage. The government said the new plan would be released soon, possibly before the end of March 2023. Fixed rates continue to drive growth The newly installed photovoltaic capacity in 2022 is at least three times the 422MW newly installed photovoltaic capacity in 2021. This includes systems that receive subsidized rates through competitive bidding, small solar plants up to 500kW and net metering systems that receive feed-in tariff subsidies. Of the new systems connected to the grid, 200 systems or about 20MW of capacity are connected to the low-voltage grid, 1,602 systems or 890MW of capacity are connected to the medium-voltage grid, and about 341.5MW of capacity is connected to the high-voltage grid, Helapco said. Source: pv magazine