Changzhou New Light New Energy — an indirect, wholly owned group subsidiary of United Photovoltaics — has revealed plans to purchase a 35MW solar project in southwestern China’s Yunnan province for approximately 30.5m yuan.

The agreement requires the seller — Yunnan Huiguang New Energy Investment — to guarantee the feed-in tariff (FIT) for the project, as well as its annual electricity output, for the next five years, according to a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange.

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