SHANGHAI, April 3, 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 RMB241.4 million (approximately US$ 39 million) loan agreement with China Development Bank ("CDB") to finance two PV solar projects in Xinjiang and Gansu Provinces.

According to the terms of the agreements, CDB's Xinjiang Branch will provide a 18-year loan totaling RMB141.4 million to finance JinkoSolar's 20MW project located in Alaer, Xinjiang Province while the Gansu Branch will provide a 15-year loan totaling RMB100 million to finance JinkoSolar's 15MW project located in Jinchang, Gansu Province. The two projects were connected to the grid at the end of 2013.

"We are very pleased to see CDB recognize the value of its relationship with JinkoSolar by funding these two projects," commented Mr. Xiande Li, Chairman of JinkoSolar. "These projects are another demonstration of JinkoSolar's success in the development and construction of utility-scale solar power plants as well as our financing capabilities. With the support of CDB and the expertise of our experienced project development teams, we focused on achieving our full year plan of connecting more than 400 MW of downstream 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 1.5 GW each for silicon ingots, wafers and solar cells and approximately 2.0 GW for solar modules, as of December 31, 2013. 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:

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

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