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Author: Canadian Solar Inc. / 2023-07-23 20:24 / Source: Canadian Solar Inc.

Canadian Solar Increases Global Guarantee Facility from Export Development Canada to US$125 Million

GUELPH,Ontario,Sept. 13,2018 -- Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company",or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ),one of the world's largest solar power companies,today announced it has closed a $125 million global guarantee facility with Export Development Canada ("EDC"),Canada's export credit agency. The facility was increased to US$125 million from US$100 million,and will support existing and future project development activities undertaken by Canadian Solar across North America,Latin America,Europe,Asia and Australia.

Under the global facility,EDC will provide Performance Security Guarantees for up to US$125 million to cover credit exposure of Royal Bank of Canada and China Construction Bank Corporation on letters of credit and letters of guarantee issued on behalf of Canadian Solar.

"We highly value our relationship with EDC as we continue to promote clean,reliable and emission-free solar energy worldwide. This represents the fourth consecutive year of financial support from EDC,testament to our leading position in the global solar industry," commented Dr. Shawn Qu,Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Solar,"This expanded global facility provides us with a flexible capital source and enhances our capacity and competitiveness across multiple solar development opportunities."

AboutCanadian Solar Inc.

Founded in 2001 in Canada,Canadian Solar is one of the world's largest and foremost solar power companies. As a leading manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules and provider of solar energy solutions,Canadian Solar also has a geographically diversified pipeline of utility-scale power projects in various stages of development. In the past 17 years,Canadian Solar has successfully delivered over 29 GW of premium quality modules to over 100 countries around the world. Furthermore,Canadian Solar is one of the most bankable companies in the solar industry,having been publicly listed on NASDAQ since 2006. For additional information about the Company,follow Canadian Solar onLinkedInor visitwww.canadiansolar.com.

Safe Harbor/Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These statements are made under the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases,you can identify forward-looking statements by such terms as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "estimates," the negative of these terms,or other comparable terminology. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high-purity silicon; demand for end-use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such asJapan,the U.S.,IndiaandChina; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility-scale project approval process; delays in utility-scale project construction; delays in the completion of project sales; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company'sSECfilings,including its annual report on Form 20-F filed onApril 26,2018. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward looking statements are reasonable,it cannot guarantee future results,level of activity,performance,or achievements. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All information provided in this press release is as of today's date,unless otherwise stated,andCanadian Solarundertakes no duty to update such information,except as required under applicable law.

Canadian Solar Increases Global Guarantee Facility from Export Development Canada to US$125 Million

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