Canadian Solar Subsidiary Recurrent Energy Secures Debt Financing for 20 MW California Solar Project

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Nov 15, 2017, 07:00 ET

GUELPH, Ontario, Nov. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Recurrent Energy, LLC ("Recurrent Energy"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. ("Canadian Solar" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), today announced it has closed on a combined construction loan and construction letter of credit facility for the 20 MWac/28 MWp Gaskell West 1 solar power project.

KeyBank N.A. provided the construction loan and construction letter of credit facility for the project, while KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. acted as lead arranger for the deal. This marks Recurrent Energy's seventh transaction with KeyBanc Capital Markets.

"As we advance our solar project pipeline across the U.S., long-standing financial partners like KeyBanc Capital Markets are critical to our continued success," said Dr. Shawn Qu, chairman and chief executive officer of Canadian Solar.

"Recurrent Energy delivers consistently high-quality solar projects, and we are pleased to take a leading role in the Gaskell West 1 project," said Daniel Brown, managing director, KeyBanc Capital Markets Utilities, Power & Renewable Energy Group. "This transaction underscores our continued commitment to building sustainable communities."

The Gaskell West 1 project began construction in autumn of 2017 and is expected to reach commercial operation in spring of 2018. The project will deliver clean solar energy to Southern California Edison under a long-term power purchase agreement.

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About Recurrent Energy

Recurrent Energy is a leading utility-scale solar project developer, delivering competitive, clean electricity to large energy buyers. Based in the U.S., Recurrent Energy is a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar, Inc. and functions as Canadian Solar's U.S. project development arm. Recurrent Energy has more than 4 GW of solar projects in development in the U.S. Additional details are available at www.recurrentenergy.com.

About Canadian Solar, Inc.

Founded in 2001 in Canada, Canadian Solar is one of the world's largest and foremost solar power companies. As a leading manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules and a provider of solar energy solutions, Canadian Solar has a geographically diversified pipeline of utility-scale power projects in various stages of development. In the past 16 years, Canadian Solar has successfully delivered over 24 GW of premium quality modules to over 100 countries around the world. Furthermore, Canadian Solar is one of the most bankable companies in the solar industry, having been publically listed on NASDAQ since 2006. For additional information about the company, follow Canadian Solar on LinkedIn or visit www.canadiansolar.com.

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SOURCE Canadian Solar Inc.