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The panels will be used at two hybrid solar PV and concentrated solar power (CSP) facilities in the northern part of the country.

As the sole PV supplier, Yingli is delivering more than 780,000 multicrystalline utility-scale YGE 72 cell solar panels to the projects, which will include 110MW of CSP capacity and 17.5 hours of thermal storage each.

Phase one delivery of modules have been completed recently, while the second phase of shipments would commence next month with the first plant anticipated to be operational by mid-2016.

Both power plants, which will be connected to the national utility grid, are estimated to reduce about 385,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year.

Yingli Green Energy chairman and CEO Liansheng Miao said: "Our demonstrated ability and proven experience supplying large-scale hybrid solar power plants, including the projects announced today as well as PV-diesel systems, will be a compelling differentiator for Yingli.

"Demand for these innovative applications is growing, especially in emerging markets, and we are committed to meeting that demand worldwide with our high quality products."

Headquartered in Baoding, China, Yingli Green Energy has distributed over 13GW solar panels to global customers.

Image: Yingli Green Energy is supplying 240MW of solar panels for hybrid solar power plants in Chile. Photo: couretsy of Serge Bertasius Photography/FreeDigitalPhotos.net.