It did not reveal the terms of the deal.

The modules will be installed at a 500-acre site at the Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park in Bahawalpur.

“The harsh and arid climate in Pakistan is a great challenge for our solar modules,” said JA Solar chief operations officer Yong Liu in an online statement.

Quaid-e-Azam — a major project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor development programme — is the first utility-scale PV installation in Pakistan.