The agreement will see Hanergy supply the modules over a three-year period, the company says.

Beijing-based Hanergy says it currently has production capacity for more than 2GW of amorphous-silicon thin film, after launching a major push into the solar sector over the past year.

Its investment in thin-film panel production – after acquiring technology supplier Apollo Solar in late 2010 – comes as other firms in the US and Europe are cutting back on output.

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