JA Solar has been contracted to supply Solar Capital and Black Enterprise Empowerment with 86 MW of modules for South Africa’s Orange solar project. JA Solar will deliver P310W multi-crystalline silicon units to the project, construction of which is scheduled to start in 2017.
The Orange project is part of South Africa’s REIPPP. Five rounds were initially planned but the 4.5 and 4.75 rounds were added to meet the high demand.