SHANGHAI, June 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), a global leader in the photovoltaic (PV) industry, today announced that its Japan subsidiary ("Jinko Japan") has entered into a 187MW Cooperation Agreement (the "Agreement") with Quantum Power GK, a Japanese company within Quantum Group.

Quantum Group is a global company leader in the renewable energy industry providing project development, engineering, financing, EPC contracting and asset management including O&M services with more than 4 GW developed worldwide.In accordance with the Agreement, Jinko Japan will exclusively supply 187MW worth of 275Wp modules for three projects of Quantum Power in Japan located in Ibaraki, Gunma and Mie prefecture (the "Projects"). The last one is the largest integrated renewable project for Quantum, located in Matsuzaka, Mie prefecture, 330 km southwest of Tokyo. The project will operate a solar power plant, which generates 127,500 MWh per year and provides clean energy nearly to 90,000 households in the region. The power plant will start construction from July 2017 and is scheduled to complete by November 2018. The shipment of the modules for the Projects is supposed to commence in the fourth quarter of 2017.

"We are excited to build a partnership with JinkoSolar -- an innovative leader in the Solar Industry," said Lluis Torrent, Managing Director of Quantum Power Japan. "We are always looking to support and join with innovators and companies that we know will provide the most value to our solar customers."

"We are pleased to enter into this strategic relationship with Quantum Power GK," commented Mr. Gener Miao, JinkoSolar's Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing. "Our influence in the Japanese market will further increase and our efforts to support our customers in Japan will be greatly enhanced through this new relationship."

About JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.

JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS) is a global leader in the solar industry. JinkoSolar distributes its solar products and sells its solutions and services to a diversified international utility, commercial and residential customer base in China, the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Chile, South Africa, India, Mexico, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, and other countries and regions. JinkoSolar has built a vertically integrated solar product value chain, with an integrated annual capacity of 5.0 GW for silicon ingots and wafers, 4.0 GW for solar cells, and 6.5 GW for solar modules, as of March 31, 2017.

JinkoSolar has over 15,000 employees across its 8 productions facilities in China(5), Malaysia, Portugal and South Africa, 15 oversea subsidiaries in Japan (2), Singapore, India, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Australia and South Africa, and 18 global sales offices in China (2) ,United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Morocco, Ghana, Kenya, Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil and Mexico.

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

About Quantum Group

Quantum Group is a global company leader in the renewable energy industry providing project development, engineering, financing, EPC contracting and Asset Management including O&M services with more than 4 GW developed worldwide. Quantum Group is one of the pioneers and leaders in hybridization & water management within renewables, by means of the integration of the different technologies.

For more information, visit www.quantum.group/en/

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For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:

Mr. Sebastian Liu
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.
Tel: +86 21-5183-3056
Email: pr@jinkosolar.com

Mr. Christian Arnell
Christensen, Beijing 
Tel: +86 10 5900 2940
Email: carnell@christensenir.com

In the U.S.:

Ms. Linda Bergkamp
Christensen, Scottsdale, Arizona
Tel: +1-480-614-3004
Email: lbergkamp@ChristensenIR.com

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