Table of Contents
Table of Contents 3
List of Tables 7
List of Figures 8
First Solar Inc, Power, Deals By Year, 2011 to YTD 2017 9
First Solar Inc, Power Deals By Type, 2011 to YTD 2017 10
First Solar Inc, Power, Deals By Region, 2011 to YTD 2017 11
First Solar Inc, Power, Deals By Sector, 2011 to YTD 2017 12
First Solar Inc, Power, Deals Summary, 2011 to YTD 2017 13
First Solar Inc, Power, Deal Details 17
Asset Purchase 17
First Solar Acquires Manildra Solar Farm in Australia from Infigen Energy 17
First Solar Acquires Solar And Wind Power Assets In US And Mexico From Element Power 18
Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Sol de Tarapaca to Invest USD305 Million in Sol Tarapaca Solar Power Park in Pozo Almonte, Chile 19
First Solar Announces Project Financing of USD290 Million for Luz del Norte Solar Power Plant in Atacama Region, Chile 20
First Solar to Invest USD823.2 Million in Sol del Desierto Solar Power Plant in Antofagasta, Chile 21
First Solar Acquires Moapa Band Nevada Solar Park From K Road Power 22
First Solar Acquires North Star Solar Project From NorthLight In California, US 23
First Solar Acquires Solar Gen 2 Power Project From Goldman Sachs And Energy Power In California, US 24
First Solar Acquires Macho Springs Solar Project From Element Power In New Mexico, US 25
Solar Chile To Invest US$90 Million In La Tirana I Solar PV Project In Chile 26
First Solar And Southern Company Acquire Granville Solar Power Plant In North Carolina, US 27
Southern Company And First Solar Acquire Spectrum Solar Project In Nevada, US 28
Southern Company And First Solar Electric Acquire Apex Solar Project From SunEdison In Nevada, US 29
First Solar Acquires Solar Park Project In US 30
First Solar Acquires Hagerstown Solar Power Project From Maryland Solar In US 31
Enbridge And First Solar Invest US$92 Million In Tilbury And Amherstburg II Solar PV Power Projects In Ontario, Canada 32
First Solar To Invest US$70 Million In Solar Power Plant In Maryland, US 33
First Solar Acquires 100% Equity Stake In Amherstburg II Solar Power Project From Helios Energy 34
First Solar Completes Project Financing of USD64 Million for Solar Power Projects in Japan 35
First Solar Completes Project Financing of USD238.7 Million for Ishikawa Sogo Solar Power Plant in Ishikawa prefecture, Japan 36
First Solar Announces Project Financing Of US$646 Million For Antelope Valley Solar Ranch I PV Power Project In California, US 37
First Solar Completes Project Financing For Amherstburg Solar Photovoltaic Power Project In Ontario, Canada 38
Private Equity 39
Younicos Raises USD50 Million in Financing 39
Partnerships 40
Prime Road Group Forms Partnership with First Solar 40
First Solar Forms Partnership with Al Watania 41
Swinerton Renewable Energy Forms Partnership with First Solar 42
First Solar Forms Joint Venture with OrionGroup International to Develop Solar Projects in Philippines 43
First Solar Plans to Form Joint Venture with SunPower 44
First Solar And Belectric Form Joint Venture 45
Equity Offering 46
First Solar Completes Public Offering Of Shares For US$448.4 Million 46
Asset Transactions 48
Capital Dynamics Completes Project Financing for Acquisition of California Flats Solar Project in Monterey County, US from First Solar 48
D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments Acquires Cuyama Solar Project in California, US from First Solar 49
India Infrastructure Fund II to Acquire Seven Solar Power Plants in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India from First Solar India 50
EDF Renewable Energy Acquires Two Solar Projects in Nevada, US from First Solar 51
Capital Dynamics Acquires Stake in Moapa Southern Paiute Solar Project in Nevada, US from First Solar 52
Siva Power Acquires Process Equipment from First Solar and Bloo Solar 53
8point3 Energy Partners to Acquire 34% Stake in Stateline Solar Project in San Bernardino County, California, US, from First Solar for USD329.5 Million 54
D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments Acquires Rancho Seco Solar Project in California, US from First Solar 55
D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments and Bright Plain Renewable Complete Project Financing for Acquisition of Portal Ridge Solar Project in Lancaster, California, US 56
8point3 Energy to Acquire Stake in Kingbird Solar Power Project in California, US from First Solar 57
Southern Power Acquires East Pecos Solar Facility in Texas, US from First Solar 58
Southern Power Acquires Majority Stake in Desert Stateline Solar Facility in California, US from First Solar 59
Southern Power Acquires Majority Stake in North Star Solar Facility in California, US from First Solar 60
Southern Power Acquires Lost Hills-Blackwell Solar Power Plant in California, US from First Solar 61
Southern Power Acquires Solar Gen 2 Solar Power Plant in California, US from First Solar 62
Diamond Generating Europe, Nebras Power and Kawar to Acquire Stake in Shams Ma’an Solar Project in Jordan from First Solar 63
NextEra Energy Resources Acquires Silver State South Solar Park in Nevada from First Solar 64
Southern Power and Turner Renewable Energy Acquires Macho Springs Solar Power Plant In New Mexico, US 65
First Solar To Sell Solar Panel Facility In Arizona 66
General Electric And Alterra Power Acquire Belmont Solar Power Plant In Ontario, Canada From First Solar 67
General Electric And Alterra Power Acquire Walpole Solar Power Plant In Ontario, Canada From First Solar 68
General Electric And Alterra Power Acquire Amherstburg Solar Power Plant In Ontario, Canada From First Solar 69
Southern Power And Turner Renewable Energy Acquire Campo Verde Solar Project From First Solar In California, US 70
Enbridge Acquires Nevada Solar Project From First Solar 71
First Solar Acquires Hagerstown Solar Power Project From Maryland Solar In US 72
NextEra Energy Resources Acquire Two Solar Projects In Ontario From First Solar 73
MidAmerican Energy Acquires Topaz Solar Power Project From First Solar 74
Exelon Acquires Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One Solar PV Project From First Solar For US$75 Million 75
First Solar Sells Desert Sunlight Solar Power Project To NextEra Energy And GE Energy 77
NRG Acquires Agua Caliente Solar PV Power Project From First Solar 79
First Solar Sells Pereruela Solar Power Plant In Spain To KGAL 80
Enbridge To Acquire 100% Equity Stake In Tilbury And Amherstburg II Solar Power Projects For US$90 Million From First Solar 81
Plutonic Power And GE Energy To Acquire 100% Equity Stake In Amherstburg Solar Photovoltaic Power Project From First Solar 83
Plutonic Power And GE Energy To Acquire 100% Equity Stake In Walpole Solar Photovoltaic Power Project From First Solar 85
Plutonic Power And GE Energy To Acquire 100% Equity Stake In Belmont Solar Photovoltaic Power Project From First Solar 87
Acquisition 89
First Solar Plans to Sell Its Stake in 8point3 Energy Partners 89
Liberta Partners Acquires Skytron Energy from First Solar 90
NextEra Energy Partners to Acquire 25.9% Stake in Desert Sunlight Investment from NextEra Energy Resources 91
Gulf Pacific Power to Acquire 25% Stake in Desert Sunlight Investment from Sumitomo 92
First Solar Acquires Stake in Clean Energy Collective 93
First Solar Completes Acquisition of Skytron Energy from AEG Power Solutions 94
First Solar To Acquire TetraSun 95
First Solar Acquires SolarChile, Solar Energy Company, From Fundacion Chile 96
First Solar Acquires RayTracker 97
First Solar Inc – Key Competitors 98
First Solar Inc – Key Employees 99
First Solar Inc – Locations And Subsidiaries 100
Head Office 100
Other Locations & Subsidiaries 100
Joint Venture 102
Recent Developments 103
Dec 11, 2017: Commissioning Event Celebrates Operation of 179 Megawatt Switch Station 1 and Switch Station 2 Solar Projects in Apex, Nevada 103
Dec 06, 2017: Healthcare Providers and Advanced Energy Companies Urge Support for Diversifying Ohio’s Energy Portfolio 105
Dec 05, 2017: First Solar confirms module sale deal with Origis Energy 106
Dec 05, 2017: First Solar to supply 200MW of solar modules for D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments 107
Dec 05, 2017: First Solar Presents First Functional Series 6 Module 108
Nov 22, 2017: California ISO Garners National Award for Innovative Solar Plant Test 109
Nov 14, 2017: First Solar Modules Deliver Eco-Efficient Solar for Obton in the Netherlands 110
Nov 13, 2017: First Solar modules power 19 MW solar parks in Netherlands 111
Oct 26, 2017: First Solar, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2017 Financial Results 112
Sep 01, 2017: Dohwa breaks ground on 49.5 MW in Vietnam 113
Aug 14, 2017: Thompson Machinery Now Offers Solar, Microgrid, and Energy Storage Systems from Caterpillar 114
Aug 11, 2017: First Solar awarded 241MW module supply contract for Edify Energy Solar Projects in Australia 115
Aug 11, 2017: STR Holdings ends encapsulant production in China 116
Aug 07, 2017: First Solar Releases 2017 Sustainability Report 117
Jul 28, 2017: First Solar plans to restart Vietnam factory for Series 6 production equipment 118
Jul 27, 2017: First Solar, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2017 Financial Results 119
Jun 24, 2017: Pakistan to add solar power projects with a cumulative capacity of 556.52MW 120
Jun 09, 2017: First Solar Appoints Molly Joseph to Board of Directors 121
Jun 08, 2017: First Solar Secures Syndicated Development Loan Facility from Mizuho Bank for Utility-Scale Solar Projects in Japan 122
May 02, 2017: First Solar, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2017 Financial Results 123
Mar 26, 2017: First Solar to build 48.5MW Manildra solar farm in Australia 124
Mar 17, 2017: First Solar Begins Operation of 250 Megawatt Moapa Southern Paiute Solar Project 125
Feb 21, 2017: First Solar, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter & Full Year 2016 Financial Results 126
Feb 16, 2017: Photosol selects First Solar technology for utility-scale PV plants in France 127
Feb 14, 2017: First Solar, Zorlu Holding sign PV modules distribution deal 128
Feb 14, 2017: GameChange 27MW System In North Carolina With First Solar Modules Nears Completion 129
Feb 13, 2017: First Solar selected for 63MW Kidston solar project in Australia 130
Feb 08, 2017: First Solar Awarded 140MW Module Supply Contract for Australia’s Largest Solar Project 131
Feb 07, 2017: Prime Road Group and First Solar Complete 18MW of Solar Farms in Thailand 132
Jan 14, 2017: IDC: Construction of 100MW Lusaka solar project in Zambia to start in March 2017 133
Jan 04, 2017: Executives of CLEAResult, First Solar, Lockheed Martin Energy, Nexant, NEXTracker, and Pattern Energy Join Board to Accelerate Growth of $200 Billion U.S. Market 134
Dec 20, 2016: GameChange 28MW Tracker Installing With First Solar Modules 136
Dec 08, 2016: First Solar, NextEra Energy Resources celebrate commissioning of Silver State South Solar Energy Center 137
Nov 16, 2016: First Solar, Inc. Announces Acceleration of Series 6 Solar Module Production to 2018; Restructures Operations; Updates 2016 Guidance & Provides 2017 Guidance 138
Nov 02, 2016: First Solar, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2016 Financial Results 139
Nov 01, 2016: First Solar, MCE Sign Power Purchase Agreement 140
Oct 09, 2016: First Solar Commissions 52.5MW Shams Ma’an Plant in Jordan 141
Oct 04, 2016: Solar plant powers up at Rancho Seco 142
Sep 15, 2016: Secretary Jewell Approves Utility-Scale Solar Project on Tribal Land in Nevada 143
Sep 02, 2016: First Solar Announces Board Transition 145
Aug 11, 2016: First Solar Wins 160MW of Module Contracts in Turkey 146
Aug 03, 2016: First Solar Books 121MW in Community Solar Sales 147
Aug 03, 2016: First Solar, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results 148
Jul 28, 2016: SADAFCO starts new PV-diesel hybrid system in Riyadh 149
Jul 18, 2016: GameChange Solar’s Racking First Choice for First Solar Modules 150
Jul 05, 2016: First Solar Shifts Malaysian Production Capacity to Series 5 Assembly 151
Jun 20, 2016: First Solar Showcases Game-Changing Series 5 PV Module at Intersolar 2016 152
Jun 13, 2016: Scaling Solar’s First Auction in Zambia Sets New Regional Benchmark for Low-Cost Solar Power 153
May 30, 2016: First ‘Scaling Solar’ Auctions in Zambia Yield Record Low Tariffs amid Electricity Shortages 154
May 10, 2016: Commerce Trade official to assist U.S. companies gain entry to Mexico’s energy market 155
May 09, 2016: First Solar Names Georges Antoun as Chief Commercial Officer 156
Apr 27, 2016: First Solar Announces Leadership Transition 157
Apr 27, 2016: First Solar, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2016 Financial Results 158
Apr 05, 2016: Silicon Ranch selects First Solar’s thin film modules for solar projects 159
Mar 28, 2016: First Solar Marks 1 Gigawatt Milestone in India 160
Mar 10, 2016: First Solar Reaches 5GW of O&M Assets 161
Mar 10, 2016: First Solar Publishes 2015 Sustainability Report 162
Feb 29, 2016: First Solar, Thien Tan Group sign MOU targeting utility scale projects in Vietnam 163
Feb 29, 2016: HopSol Selects First Solar 164
Feb 23, 2016: First Solar EPC Surpasses 6GW of Global Installed Capacity 165
Feb 23, 2016: First Solar Achieves Yet Another Cell Conversion Efficiency World Record 166
Feb 23, 2016: First Solar, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter & Full Year 2015 Financial Results 167
Jan 26, 2016: First Solar, Al Watania Agricultural Co. Pilot Solar-Powered Irrigation Project in Saudi Arabia 168
Jan 20, 2016: SOLV and First Solar to Team on O&M Services 169
Jan 19, 2016: First Solar, California Utility Sign Agreements for 500MW 170
Jan 04, 2016: First Solar certification solidifies Ecoppia’s dominance in PV cleaning market 171
Appendix 172
Methodology 172
About GlobalData 172
Contact Us 172
Disclaimer 172
First Solar Inc, Power, Key Facts, 2016 2
First Solar Inc, Power, Deals Summary, 2011 to YTD 2017 2
First Solar Inc, Power, Deals By Year, 2011 to YTD 2017 9
First Solar Inc, Power Deals By Type, 2011 to YTD 2017 10
First Solar Inc, Power, Deals By Region, 2011 to YTD 2017 11
First Solar Inc, Deals By Sector, 2011 to YTD 2017 12
First Solar Inc, Power, Deals Summary, 2011 to YTD 2017 13
First Solar Acquires Manildra Solar Farm in Australia from Infigen Energy 17
First Solar Acquires Solar And Wind Power Assets In US And Mexico From Element Power 18
Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Sol de Tarapaca to Invest USD305 Million in Sol Tarapaca Solar Power Park in Pozo Almonte, Chile 19
First Solar Announces Project Financing of USD290 Million for Luz del Norte Solar Power Plant in Atacama Region, Chile 20
First Solar to Invest USD823.2 Million in Sol del Desierto Solar Power Plant in Antofagasta, Chile 21
First Solar Acquires Moapa Band Nevada Solar Park From K Road Power 22
First Solar Acquires North Star Solar Project From NorthLight In California, US 23
First Solar Acquires Solar Gen 2 Power Project From Goldman Sachs And Energy Power In California, US 24
First Solar Acquires Macho Springs Solar Project From Element Power In New Mexico, US 25
Solar Chile To Invest US$90 Million In La Tirana I Solar PV Project In Chile 26
First Solar And Southern Company Acquire Granville Solar Power Plant In North Carolina, US 27
Southern Company And First Solar Acquire Spectrum Solar Project In Nevada, US 28
Southern Company And First Solar Electric Acquire Apex Solar Project From SunEdison In Nevada, US 29
First Solar Acquires Solar Park Project In US 30
First Solar Acquires Hagerstown Solar Power Project From Maryland Solar In US 31
Enbridge And First Solar Invest US$92 Million In Tilbury And Amherstburg II Solar PV Power Projects In Ontario, Canada 32
First Solar To Invest US$70 Million In Solar Power Plant In Maryland, US 33
First Solar Acquires 100% Equity Stake In Amherstburg II Solar Power Project From Helios Energy 34
First Solar Completes Project Financing of USD64 Million for Solar Power Projects in Japan 35
First Solar Completes Project Financing of USD238.7 Million for Ishikawa Sogo Solar Power Plant in Ishikawa prefecture, Japan 36
First Solar Announces Project Financing Of US$646 Million For Antelope Valley Solar Ranch I PV Power Project In California, US 37
First Solar Completes Project Financing For Amherstburg Solar Photovoltaic Power Project In Ontario, Canada 38
Younicos Raises USD50 Million in Financing 39
Prime Road Group Forms Partnership with First Solar 40
First Solar Forms Partnership with Al Watania 41
Swinerton Renewable Energy Forms Partnership with First Solar 42
First Solar Forms Joint Venture with OrionGroup International to Develop Solar Projects in Philippines 43
First Solar Plans to Form Joint Venture with SunPower 44
First Solar And Belectric Form Joint Venture 45
First Solar Completes Public Offering Of Shares For US$448.4 Million 46
Capital Dynamics Completes Project Financing for Acquisition of California Flats Solar Project in Monterey County, US from First Solar 48
D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments Acquires Cuyama Solar Project in California, US from First Solar 49
India Infrastructure Fund II to Acquire Seven Solar Power Plants in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India from First Solar India 50
EDF Renewable Energy Acquires Two Solar Projects in Nevada, US from First Solar 51
Capital Dynamics Acquires Stake in Moapa Southern Paiute Solar Project in Nevada, US from First Solar 52
Siva Power Acquires Process Equipment from First Solar and Bloo Solar 53
8point3 Energy Partners to Acquire 34% Stake in Stateline Solar Project in San Bernardino County, California, US, from First Solar for USD329.5 Million 54
D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments Acquires Rancho Seco Solar Project in California, US from First Solar 55
D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments and Bright Plain Renewable Complete Project Financing for Acquisition of Portal Ridge Solar Project in Lancaster, California, US 56
8point3 Energy to Acquire Stake in Kingbird Solar Power Project in California, US from First Solar 57
Southern Power Acquires East Pecos Solar Facility in Texas, US from First Solar 58
Southern Power Acquires Majority Stake in Desert Stateline Solar Facility in California, US from First Solar 59
Southern Power Acquires Majority Stake in North Star Solar Facility in California, US from First Solar 60
Southern Power Acquires Lost Hills-Blackwell Solar Power Plant in California, US from First Solar 61
Southern Power Acquires Solar Gen 2 Solar Power Plant in California, US from First Solar 62
Diamond Generating Europe, Nebras Power and Kawar to Acquire Stake in Shams Ma’an Solar Project in Jordan from First Solar 63
NextEra Energy Resources Acquires Silver State South Solar Park in Nevada from First Solar 64
Southern Power and Turner Renewable Energy Acquires Macho Springs Solar Power Plant In New Mexico, US 65
First Solar To Sell Solar Panel Facility In Arizona 66
General Electric And Alterra Power Acquire Belmont Solar Power Plant In Ontario, Canada From First Solar 67
General Electric And Alterra Power Acquire Walpole Solar Power Plant In Ontario, Canada From First Solar 68
General Electric And Alterra Power Acquire Amherstburg Solar Power Plant In Ontario, Canada From First Solar 69
Southern Power And Turner Renewable Energy Acquire Campo Verde Solar Project From First Solar In California, US 70
Enbridge Acquires Nevada Solar Project From First Solar 71
First Solar Acquires Hagerstown Solar Power Project From Maryland Solar In US 72
NextEra Energy Resources Acquire Two Solar Projects In Ontario From First Solar 73
MidAmerican Energy Acquires Topaz Solar Power Project From First Solar 74
Exelon Acquires Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One Solar PV Project From First Solar For US$75 Million 75
First Solar Sells Desert Sunlight Solar Power Project To NextEra Energy And GE Energy 77
NRG Acquires Agua Caliente Solar PV Power Project From First Solar 79
First Solar Sells Pereruela Solar Power Plant In Spain To KGAL 80
Enbridge To Acquire 100% Equity Stake In Tilbury And Amherstburg II Solar Power Projects For US$90 Million From First Solar 81
Plutonic Power And GE Energy To Acquire 100% Equity Stake In Amherstburg Solar Photovoltaic Power Project From First Solar 83
Plutonic Power And GE Energy To Acquire 100% Equity Stake In Walpole Solar Photovoltaic Power Project From First Solar 85
Plutonic Power And GE Energy To Acquire 100% Equity Stake In Belmont Solar Photovoltaic Power Project From First Solar 87
First Solar Plans to Sell Its Stake in 8point3 Energy Partners 89
Liberta Partners Acquires Skytron Energy from First Solar 90
NextEra Energy Partners to Acquire 25.9% Stake in Desert Sunlight Investment from NextEra Energy Resources 91
Gulf Pacific Power to Acquire 25% Stake in Desert Sunlight Investment from Sumitomo 92
First Solar Acquires Stake in Clean Energy Collective 93
First Solar Completes Acquisition of Skytron Energy from AEG Power Solutions 94
First Solar To Acquire TetraSun 95
First Solar Acquires SolarChile, Solar Energy Company, From Fundacion Chile 96
First Solar Acquires RayTracker 97
First Solar Inc, Key Competitors 98
First Solar Inc, Key Employees 99
First Solar Inc, Other Locations 100
First Solar Inc, Subsidiaries 101
First Solar Inc, Joint Venture 102
