The ordercomes from local integrator Shanghai CSET, with the first 20MW to be deliveredin December and the remainder in early 2014.

JA chiefexecutive Baofang Jin calls the deal “another sign of improving industryfundamentals and strong demand from the China market”.

JA is amongthe handful of Chinese PV manufacturers which appear to have been chosen byBeijing to carry China’s banner in the global PV sphere in the years ahead, asemphasised by the 96MW module order it received in September from China PowerInvestment Corporation, the huge state-owned electricity utility.

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