Baotou PV panels tap Middle East market

Workers produce photovoltaic (PV) panels on the production line for solar PV modules in the Baotou Equipment and Manufacturing Industry District, May 12. It is the first production line of its kind in Baotou, wholly invested by Canadian Solar Inc, a multinational firm that manufactures solar PV modules and PV solar power systems. The production line, which cost 40 million yuan ($5.8 million) to set up, is expected to produce 200 megawatt PV panels a year for export to the Middle East. [Photo/Baotou Daily]