China's energy giants join solar gold rush

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Country's largest energy companies are all chasing contracts to build a new wave of large-scale solar farms

Fifty companies are in the running for 13 large-scale solar power projects in China totalling 280 MW of renewable energy capacity, according to reports yesterday. The China Securities Journal reported...

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