** Shares of solar project developer Emeren Group SOL.N
climb 9.3% to $2.97
** Emeren says it has completed the grid connection of its
inaugural solar storage project last month in Ningbo, Zhejiang
Province, China
** The project has a capacity of 1.2 megawatt hour (MWh) and
is backed by a private long-term power purchase agreement (PPA)
with a local off-taker
** Currently have a portfolio of projects in the planning
and execution phases in China, including several commercial- and
industrial-sized (C&I) storage projects that are currently under
construction - CEO Yumin Liu
** Emeren stock down ~34% so far this year
(Reporting by Arunima Kumar in Bengaluru)
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