SHANGHAI, July 16, 2014 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), a global leader in the solar PV industry, today announced that it has entered into a five-year RMB1 billion strategic financing agreement with China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. ("CMBC").

According to the terms of the agreement, CMBC has agreed to provide financing support of an aggregate amount up to RMB1 billion over a five-year period. Financial services will include but are not limited to merger and acquisition finance, supply chain finance, bridge loans, letters of guarantee, trade finance, and project finance especially for distributed PV projects. CMBC's financial services will further enhance JInkoSolar's leading position in the development of solar PV infrastructure in China.

As a first step in the relationship, CMBC has agreed to provide an RMB88.8 million project loan for a 20MW distributed solar PV project in Haining Hi-tech Park, Zhejiang Province. The project has already been submitted and approved by the National Development and Reform Commission. Constructed on the roof-tops of adjacent offices and production facilities, the project will cover an area of 234,000 square meters. The power generated will be used by the surrounding businesses with residual power fed back into the grid. Building upon this agreement, the Company plans to replicate this financing model with three separate 20MW distributed PV projects, totaling 60MW, located in Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province.

"As a global leader in the solar PV industry, we are extremely excited to have the opportunity to build a new strategic partnership with China Minsheng Bank," commented Mr. Xiande Li, Chairman of JinkoSolar. "Distributed PV generation systems represent the future for the Chinese market, but its development over the past few years has been hampered by financing difficulties. We believe that this agreement represents a new era in the financing of distributed generation projects for JinkoSolar. Building upon the reputation JinkoSolar carries following the cooperation with national policy bank, this agreement also demonstrates the confidence that one of China's premier commercial banks has in our project development capabilities and overall strength. We look forward to deepening our relationship with CMBC which we believe will serve as an example for future DG project financing agreements in China and are eager to begin working together on our strong pipeline of projects."  

About JinkoSolar Holdings Co., Ltd.

JinkoSolar is a global leader in the solar PV industry with production operations in Jiangxi and Zhejiang Provinces in China and sales and marketing offices in Shanghai and Beijing, China; Munich, Germany; Bologna, Italy; Zug, Switzerland; San Francisco, the United States; Queensland, Australia; Ontario, Canada; Singapore; Tokyo, Japan and Cape town, South Africa.        

JinkoSolar has built a vertically integrated solar product value chain, with an integrated annual capacity of approximately 2.0 GW each for silicon ingots, wafers and solar cells and approximately 2.1 GW for solar modules, as of March 31, 2014. JinkoSolar sells electricity in China and distributes its solar products to a diversified customer base in the global PV market, including Germany, Italy, Belgium, Spain, the United States, Eastern Europe, China, India, Japan, South Africa, and other countries and regions. 

To find out more, please see: www.jinkosolar.com

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For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:

Sebastian Liu
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.
Tel: +86 21-6061-1792
Email: ir@jinkosolar.com

Christian Arnell
Christensen
Tel: +86-10-5900-1548
Email: carnell@christensenir.com

In the U.S.:

Jeff Bloker
Christensen
Tel: +1-480-614-3003
Email: jbloker@christensenir.com

SOURCE JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.