The JV is with Shuozhou Coal Power, a subsidiary of Datong Coal Mine Group – the third-largest state-owned coal mining operation in China, according to a Yingli statement.

The two have already worked together on a 20MW project in Shanxi province, where Yingli supplied the modules and provided EPC services.

Yingli CEO Liansheng Miao said: "This partnership provides Yingli Solar with a strategic avenue to expand our domestic downstream business.

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