Mainstream Renewable Power to announce third Chinese deal

Mainstream Renewable Power, the Irish wind and solar developer that has struck two Chinese deals in the past year, expects to…

Mainstream Renewable Power, the Irish wind and solar developer that has struck two Chinese deals in the past year, expects to announce a third as it studies a listing in the world’s biggest energy-consuming nation.

Mainstream chief executive Eddie O’Connor said the company planned to install solar panels made by China-based Suntech Power Holdings at projects in South Africa, starting with a 50-megawatt plant at Droogfontein. “Any other project that we might win in South Africa will be Suntech as well,” he said.

The Dublin-based developer already has US and European contracts with China’s Sinovel Wind Group and Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology. – (Bloomberg)