First Solar signs Nevada solar PV plant deal with Sempra Generation

15 April 2009

Solar module manufacturer First Solar has signed an agreement to build a 48MW photovoltaic power plant for US electricity provider Sempra Generation. This project would expand the 10MW power plant First Solar originally completed in 2008 in Nevada, US.

First Solar will design, engineer and construct the PV power plant, with completion due in 2010.

‘We are pleased to have the opportunity to expand this 10MW project to 58MW-more than five times its original size, advancing our mission of providing clean, affordable solar electricity,’ said John Carrington, First Solar executive vice president of marketing and business development. ‘Sempra Generation’s decision to use First Solar in expanding the El Dorado solar plant demonstrates our ability to provide a cost-effective energy solution for utility scale projects.’

Sempra Generation will own and operate the PV power plant. The agreement is conditioned upon Sempra Generation executing a power purchase agreement with a utility customer for the electricity generated by the PV power plant.

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