NSP's consolidated revenue roseto NT$1.023bn in April, up 9.7% from March, it said in a monthly earningsstatement.

The Hsinchu-based PV cell manufacturer expects shipments to growin the second quarter due to rising average selling prices, improving ordervisibility and strong demand for its monocrystalline andmulticrystalline cells in Australia, Thailand, South Africa andthe Middle East.

PV power plant developer GeneralEnergy Solutions, a subsidiary of NSP, told Taiwanese electronics publication DigiTimesthat it expects to install 70-100MW of projects this year, including 50MW in Japan and 30MW in the US.