Like all module producers, Jinko is diversifying aggressively away from Europe, with chief executive Kangping Chen specifically pointing to China, Japan, South Africa and India as key near-term growth avenues for the company.

But the US, which installed some 3.3GW of PV last year, according to GTM Research – up 76% on the year prior – will “account for a large portion of the global growth in [2013]”, claims Chen.

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