Yingli Green Energy Singapore has donated a 3kW off-grid solar system to a school in Laos that previously had no electricity. They have also announced that they have sold over 40 million solar panels or 10 GW’s.

The school in Ban Lad Khammune services around 100 students from seven nearby villages. The solar system will power the newly installed fans which provided some much needed ventilation. They will also power LED lighting for night classes, power projectors, audio visual equipment as well as other technologies available to them to further children’s education.

The project was done in collaboration with Earthlinks, an environmental club from Nanyang Technological University (Earthlinks NTU) as well as many other organisations.

“We are honored to be part of this initiative and to see that our products and services are contributing positively to the community,” said Angie Koh, Business Development Director of Yingli Singapore. “This project powerfully exemplifies how renewable, sustainable energy can improve the lives of rural communities, and is reflective of Yingli’s larger efforts to improve the lives of people around the world with affordable green energy. By partnering with NGOs and environmental organizations, Yingli can make a more significant impact with its community work in South East Asia.”

The donation is also being used for learning purposes as well with twenty Earthlinks NTU students planning the wiring for the whole project – with some help from Yingli and Rezeca Renewables.

In other Yingli news, Yingli Green Energy has announced that they have surpassed 10 GW’s of solar modules delivered globally. The major milestone was reached before June 30, 2014. They have now delivered more than 40 million solar panels to 50 countries world-wide. Their total deployed modules could power 4 million average homes and offsets approximately 6.8 million tonnes of carbon emissions – equivalent of planting 340 million trees.

“We are tremendously grateful to our loyal customers, supportive business partners, and talented employees around the globe, without whom we could not have reached this milestone,” said Mr. Liansheng Miao, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Yingli Green Energy. “With this achievement, we are one step closer to achieving our mission of providing affordable green energy for all.”

“Going forward, we will remain focused on technological innovation and operations optimization, with the goal of driving the expansion of solar PV worldwide,” said Mr. Bryan Li, Executive Director and Chief Strategy Officer of Yingli Green Energy. “We aim to maintain our leadership position in the global clean energy movement by continuing to deliver cutting-edge products and services that deliver long-term value to our partners around the world.”