First Solar nails $63 million loan from Mizuho Bank

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The deal is First Solar’s third loan facility with Mizuho Bank, but is the first syndicated solar project development loan facility that the Tokyo-based lender has arranged, according to an online statement. In February, it agreed to provide First Solar with JPY 27 billion of non-recourse project debt financing for 59.5 MW of PV capacity in Ishikawa prefecture, Japan.

First Solar’s net sales rose sharply in the first quarter to $892 million, despite shipping just 400 MW. It is still in the midst of shifting to its new Series 6 modules, which has involved the closure of thin-film module production lines in the U.S. and Malaysia. It aims to start installing its new Series 6 lines in both countries in the third quarter, with a planned commercial rollout from the second quarter of next year.

The Arizona-based company has been particularly active in the Australian market this year, with deals to supply more than 250 MW at three different locations. Those projects include a 48.5 MW installation in New South Wales, in addition to 140 MW and 63 MW arrays in Queensland.

In February, it revealed plans to supply 106.5 MW to Paris-based developer Photosol for 14 projects in France. It also finished installing 18 MW at four sites in Thailand's Ayutthaya and Pathum Thani provinces for Prime Road Group.

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