First Solar Teams With Guangdong Nuclear in China

First Solar Inc., the world’s biggest maker of thin-film solar modules, will team up with a state-owned Chinese energy company to build a 30-megawatt solar plant in China’s Inner Mongolian desert.

Tempe, Arizona-based First Solar will have a minority stake in the solar plant in the city of Ordos. China Guangdong Nuclear Solar Energy Development Co. will be the majority owner and operator of the project, according to a statement distributed before a briefing. First Solar will supply solar modules and provide engineering services, President Bruce Sohn told reporters in Beijing today.