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EDF Energies Nouvelles Orders An Additional 75 MWp In Photovoltaic Panels From First Solar

Article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News Article date: November 04, 2008

EDF Group issued the following news release:

EDF Energies Nouvelles is continuing its strategy of purchasing photovoltaic panels by signing an order for a further 75 MWp in capacity from First Solar due for delivery in 2009 and 2010.

This deal between EDF Energies Nouvelles and US company First Solar, which manufactures thin-film technology photovoltaic modules, comes on top of the contracts already signed in July 2007 and early 2008 for 292 MWp in capacity due for delivery between year-end 2007 and December 2012. This new order, 25 MWp of which will be delivered in 2009 and a further 50 MWp ...

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