Canadian Solar expands portfolio with SkyPower deal

Canadian Solar will acquire a majority interest in 16 Ontario solar projects representing approximately 190-200MW from SkyPower, a leading solar developer in Canada.

The transaction price is approximately C$ 185m ($185m) to be paid at certain milestones. Canadian Solar will assume certain security deposits, which are typical with 20-year feed-in tariff (FIT) contracts that cover 15 of the projects.

In conjunction with the transaction, a five-year warrant is being issued to SkyPower for 9.9% of Canadian Solar's outstanding shares, with a strike price of US$ 5.00.

The projects are in the advanced permitting stage and are expected to begin construction in 2013 and be fully operational in 2014. They are expected to generate over…

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