China Energy Engineering Signs Solar Deal with Saudi Partners

China Energy Engineering signed a 6.98 billion yuan ($972 million) contract to build a solar power plant in Saudi Arabia, a filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange showed.
The 2 gigawatt (GW) photovoltaic plant will be built by a joint venture between a China Energy Engineering consortium and Saudi partners sovereign fund PIF, ACWA Power and Saudi Aramco Power Company, Reuters reported. Construction is expected to take 31 months, according to Monday’s filing. Last month, China’s TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology tied up with Saudi partners including PIF in a $2.08 billion silicon crystal and wafer manufacturing project.

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