JinkoSolar board of directors chairman Xiande Li, commenting on the contract said, China Guangdong Nuclear is extending its previous relationship with the Xinjiang project.

"We believe that this validates our efforts to grow long-term relationship with major players in China’s solar power plant industry and that this repeat order is a testament to the quality of our products and services," Li added.

"Our reputation as one of the industry-leading solar module producers with high quality products and services in the market continues to provide us with opportunities not only in China, but across the globe as we expand our geographic footprint worldwide."

As of June 2012, JinkoSolar had an annual capacity of about 1.2GW each for silicon wafers, solar cells and solar modules.