Solar panel manufacturer Yingli Green Energy announced Tuesday that it has signed off on a 50.6MW solar panel supply agreement with Spanish PV developer X-ELIO.

As part of the deal, Yingli will provide solar panels for two Japanese PV projects. The first project, Hayato, will feature 52,650 YL320P-35b multi-crystalline solar panels and will have a capacity of 16.9MW. The second plant, S-13, will be comprised of over 127,000 YL265P-29b multi-crystalline solar panels and will have a capacity of 33.7MW.

The Hayato project is expected to produce 19,700 MWh of clean electricity annually, with grid interconnection expected in December 2017. The S-13 project is expected to generate 39,400 MWh of electricity per year and will be connected to the grid in October 2017.

Fernando Calisalvo, managing director of Yingli Spain, said: "This agreement is a solid provement of our strong partnership, in the long term with the key developers and operators, who rely on the quality and comprehensive service provided by Yingli. We aim to keep improving and enhance even further our collaboration with X-ELIO.”