{"id":1229,"date":"2023-06-08T17:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T08:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadiansolar-energy.co.jp\/en\/news_release\/?p=1229"},"modified":"2023-06-08T17:00:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T08:00:44","slug":"canadian-solar-reports-first-quarter-2023-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadiansolar-energy.co.jp\/en\/news_release\/2023\/1229.html","title":{"rendered":"CANADIAN SOLAR REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2023 RESULTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>GUELPH, ON,&nbsp;May 18, 2023&nbsp;\/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.canadiansolar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian Solar Inc.<\/a>&nbsp;(&#8220;Canadian Solar&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (NASDAQ: CSIQ) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended&nbsp;March 31, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>66% increase in solar module shipments year-over-year (&#8220;yoy&#8221;) to 6.1 GW, in line with guidance of 5.9 GW to 6.2 GW.<\/li><li>36% increase in revenue yoy to\u00a0$1.7 billion, in line with guidance of\u00a0$1.6 billion\u00a0to\u00a0$1.8 billion.<\/li><li>18.7% gross margin, in line with guidance of 18% to 20%.<\/li><li>Net income attributable to\u00a0Canadian Solar\u00a0of\u00a0$84 million\u00a0or\u00a0$1.19\u00a0per diluted share.<\/li><li>25 GWp of solar development pipeline and 47 GWh of battery storage development pipeline, as of\u00a0March 31, 2023\u00a0(Recurrent Energy, formerly Global Energy).<\/li><li>Carve-out IPO of\u00a0CSI Solar\u00a0subsidiary on track to be completed in the second quarter of 2023.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr.\u00a0Shawn Qu, Chairman and CEO<\/strong>, commented, &#8220;We started off the year strong with 36% yoy revenue growth and 750% increase in diluted earnings per share. We continue to leverage our premium brand to capture increased solar and battery storage opportunities, while laying the groundwork for future success with strategic capacity expansion. We remain focused on profitable growth and continue to optimize our cost structure through vertical integration. With the imminent IPO of our\u00a0CSI Solar\u00a0subsidiary, we will have a new platform to raise investment capital and further strengthen our leading position in solar and battery storage manufacturing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yan Zhuang, President of\u00a0Canadian Solar&#8217;s\u00a0CSI Solar\u00a0subsidiary<\/strong>, said, &#8220;We delivered a record operating profit in the first quarter, despite normal seasonal softness with lower input and manufacturing processing costs, and lower logistics costs. Looking ahead, as we continue to grow our volumes and increase the level of vertical integration, we expect profitability to remain healthy as our cost structure continues to improve and we reap the benefits of greater scale. On the battery energy storage side, we continue to grow our contracted turnkey pipeline which stood at approximately\u00a0$1.3 billion\u00a0as of\u00a0March 31, 2023, and have continued to sign new contracts across the world reflecting overall market growth and positive customer response to our innovative products and solutions.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ismael Guerrero, Corporate VP and President of\u00a0Canadian Solar&#8217;s\u00a0Recurrent Energy subsidiary<\/strong>, said, &#8220;As expected, we monetized a smaller number of projects in the first quarter, namely, around 5 MWp in\u00a0Japan, reflecting typical fluctuations in the timing of project sales. Importantly, we formally unified our Global Energy platform under our Recurrent Energy brand, which now encompasses our global development and services businesses rather than just our North American business as before. Recurrent Energy is now one of the world&#8217;s largest platforms with a global development pipeline of 25 GWp of solar and 47 GWh of battery energy storage projects, of which 14 GWp and 12 GWh respectively have interconnections granted. With a large majority of our pipeline being developed from greenfield, and increasingly holding and owning more of the projects we develop, we expect to capture even more value created throughout the project development cycle.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr.\u00a0Huifeng Chang, Senior VP and CFO<\/strong>, added, &#8220;In the first quarter, we achieved\u00a0$1.7 billion\u00a0in revenue, a 18.7% gross margin, and net income of\u00a0$1.19\u00a0per diluted share. We delivered positive operating cash flow, while we continue to build on solar modules and battery storage inventories to position our topline growth for the balance of 2023. We fortified our balance sheet in the quarter and remain well-positioned to support our planned strategic capacity expansion, drive growth and create additional value. Both the N-type TOPCon capacity and greater manufacturing vertical integration will drive further cost reductions and greater operating leverage with higher volumes.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>First Quarter 2023 Results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Total module shipments recognized as revenues in the first quarter\u00a0of 2023 were 6.1 GW, up 66% yoy. Of the total, 90 MW\u00a0were shipped\u00a0to the Company&#8217;s own utility-scale solar power projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Net revenues in the first quarter\u00a0of 2023 were up 36% yoy and down 14% quarter-over-quarter (&#8220;qoq&#8221;) to\u00a0$1.7 billion. The sequential decrease reflects the expected decline in module average selling price (&#8220;ASP&#8221;), lower solar module shipment volume due to seasonality, and lower project sales. The yoy increase was mainly driven by a significant increase in solar module shipments, partially offset by lower module ASPs and lower revenues from utility-scale battery storage solutions and project sales due to the timing of projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Gross profit in the first quarter of 2023 was\u00a0$318 million, up 76% yoy and down 9% qoq. Gross margin in the first quarter of 2023 was 18.7%, compared to 17.7% in the fourth quarter of 2022, within the guidance range of 18% to 20%. The gross margin improvement was mainly driven by lower manufacturing costs, partially offset by lower module ASPs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Total operating expenses in the first quarter of 2023 were\u00a0$172 million\u00a0compared to\u00a0$213 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 and\u00a0$165 million\u00a0in the first quarter of 2022.\u00a0The\u00a0sequential decrease was mainly driven by further declines in logistics costs, while the yoy increase was mainly driven by higher total logistics costs due to the significant increase in solar module shipments, partially offset by lower average logistics costs per unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Depreciation and amortization charges in the first quarter of 2023 were\u00a0$68 million,\u00a0compared to\u00a0$50 million\u00a0in the fourth quarter of 2022 and\u00a0$66 million\u00a0in the first quarter of 2022. The sequential increase was primarily driven by the Company&#8217;s previously outlined manufacturing capacity expansion as it works to meet anticipated higher demand levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Net interest expense in the first quarter of 2023 was\u00a0$12 million, compared to\u00a0$11 million\u00a0in both the fourth and first quarters of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Net foreign exchange and derivative loss in the first quarter of 2023 was\u00a0$13 million, compared to a net loss of\u00a0$15 million\u00a0in the\u00a0fourth\u00a0quarter of 2022 and a net gain of\u00a0$3 million\u00a0in the first quarter of 2022. The net foreign exchange loss and derivative was mainly due to a weaker\u00a0U.S.\u00a0dollar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Net income attributable to\u00a0Canadian Solar\u00a0in the first quarter of 2023 was\u00a0$84 million, or\u00a0$1.19\u00a0per diluted share (&#8220;diluted EPS&#8221;), compared to net income of\u00a0$78 million, or\u00a0$1.11\u00a0per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2022, and net income of\u00a0$9 million, or\u00a0$0.14\u00a0per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Net cash flow provided by operating activities in the first quarter of 2023 was\u00a0$47 million, compared to $397\u00a0million in the fourth quarter of 2022. The qoq decrease in operating cash flow primarily resulted from higher inventory in preparation for expected revenue growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Total debt was\u00a0$3.0 billion\u00a0as of\u00a0March 31, 2023, compared to\u00a0$2.6 billion\u00a0as of\u00a0December 31, 2022, and included\u00a0$831 million\u00a0and\u00a0$684 million\u00a0of debt related to Recurrent Energy as of\u00a0March 31, 2023\u00a0and\u00a0December 31, 2022, respectively. Non-recourse debt used to finance solar power systems and project assets increased\u00a0to $410\u00a0million as of\u00a0March 31, 2023\u00a0from $365\u00a0million as of\u00a0December 31, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Total project assets as of\u00a0March 31, 2023\u00a0were\u00a0$864 million, compared to\u00a0$824\u00a0million as of\u00a0December 31, 2022. Project assets are projects that are developed and built for sale, as part of Recurrent Energy&#8217;s business model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The net value of solar power systems as of\u00a0March 31, 2023\u00a0was\u00a0$472 million, compared to\u00a0$365 million\u00a0as of\u00a0December 31, 2022. Solar power systems are projects that are developed and built to be held on the Company&#8217;s balance sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Corporate Structure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Company has two business segments: Recurrent Energy, formerly Global Energy, and\u00a0CSI Solar. The two businesses operate as follows: \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Recurrent Energy (formerly Global Energy)<\/strong>\u00a0is one of the world&#8217;s largest clean energy project development platforms with 14 years&#8217; experience, having delivered nearly 9 GWp of solar power projects and 3 GWh of battery storage projects. It is vertically integrated and has strong expertise from greenfield origination, development, financing, execution, operations and maintenance, and asset management.<\/li><li><strong>CSI Solar<\/strong>\u00a0consists of solar module and battery storage manufacturing, and delivery of total system solutions, including inverters, solar system kits and EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) services.\u00a0CSI Solar&#8217;s\u00a0battery storage business includes both its utility-scale turnkey battery system solutions, as well as a small but growing residential battery storage business. These storage systems solutions are complemented with long-term service agreements, including future battery capacity augmentation services.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recurrent Energy Segment (formerly Global Energy)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recurrent Energy is one of the world&#8217;s largest and most geographically diversified utility-scale solar and energy storage project development platforms, with a 14-year track record of originating, developing, financing, and building nearly 9 GWp of solar power plants and 3 GWh of battery storage power plants across six continents. As of\u00a0March 31, 2023, the Company had a leading position with a total global solar development pipeline of approximately 25 GWp and an energy storage development pipeline of over 47 GWh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>While Recurrent Energy&#8217;s business model was historically predominantly develop-to-sell, as previously communicated, the Company is in the process of adjusting its strategy to create greater asset value and retain greater ownership of projects in select markets to increase the revenues generated through recurring income, such as power sales, operations and maintenance, and asset management income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The business model will consist of three key drivers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Operating portfolio<\/strong>\u00a0to drive stable, diversified cash flows in growth markets with stable currencies.<\/li><li><strong>Project sales<\/strong>\u00a0(or asset rotations) in the rest of the world, driving cash-efficient, funded growth model as value from project sales will help fund growth in operating assets.<\/li><li><strong>Power services<\/strong>\u00a0through long-term operations and maintenance (&#8220;O&amp;M&#8221;) contracts, currently with 6 GW of contracted projects. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Recurrent Energy is continuing to evaluate adjustments in its growth strategy to hold valuable solar assets for the longer term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><u>Project Development Pipeline \u2013 Solar<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of\u00a0March 31, 2023, Recurrent Energy&#8217;s total solar project development pipeline was 24.6 GWp, including 1.7 GWp under construction, 5.2 GWp of backlog, and 17.7 GWp of projects in advanced and early-stage pipelines, defined as follows: \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Backlog<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>projects<\/strong>\u00a0are late-stage projects that have passed their risk cliff date and are expected to start construction in the next 1-4 years. A project&#8217;s risk cliff date is the date on which the project passes the last high-risk development stage and varies depending on the country where it is located. This is usually after the projects have received all the required environmental and regulatory approvals, and entered into interconnection agreements, feed-in tariff (&#8220;FIT&#8221;) arrangements and power purchase agreements (&#8220;PPAs&#8221;). Significant majority of projects in backlog are contracted (i.e., have secured a PPA or FIT), and the remaining are reasonably assured of securing PPAs.<\/li><li><strong>Advanced pipeline projects\u00a0<\/strong>are mid-stage projects that have secured or have more than 90% certainty of securing an interconnection agreement.<\/li><li><strong>Early-stage pipeline projects<\/strong>\u00a0are early-stage projects controlled by Recurrent Energy that are in the process of securing interconnection.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The following table presents&nbsp;<strong>Recurrent Energy&#8217;s total solar project development<\/strong>&nbsp;pipeline.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"6\"><strong>Solar Project Development Pipeline (as of\u00a0March 31, 2023) \u2013 MWp*<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Region<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>In<br \/>Construction<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Backlog<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Advanced<br \/>Pipeline<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Early-Stage<br \/>Pipeline<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>North America<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">422<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1,977<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">4,656<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>7,055<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Latin America<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1,400**<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2,397**<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">887<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">407<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>5,091<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Europe, the\u00a0Middle East\u00a0and\u00a0Africa<br \/>(&#8220;EMEA&#8221;)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">89<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1,236<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3,194<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3,267<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>7,786<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Japan<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">141<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">12<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">46<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>203<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>China<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">250<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">971**<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1,325<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2,546<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Asia Pacific\u00a0excluding\u00a0Japan\u00a0and\u00a0China<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1,001<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">887<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1,891<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1,743<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>5,170<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>7,071<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>10,588<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>24,572<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\"><em>*All numbers are gross MWp.<\/em><em>**Including 672 MWp in construction and 332 MWp in backlog that are owned by or already sold to third parties.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<p><em><u>Project Development Pipeline \u2013 Battery Storage<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of\u00a0March 31, 2023, Recurrent Energy&#8217;s total battery storage project development pipeline was 47.4 GWh, including 0.3 GWh under construction, 1.7 GWh of backlog, and 45.4 GWh of projects in advanced and early-stage pipelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The table below sets forth&nbsp;<strong>Recurrent Energy&#8217;s total storage project development<\/strong>&nbsp;pipeline.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"6\"><strong>Energy Storage<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Project Development Pipeline<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>(as of\u00a0March 31, 2023) \u2013 MWh<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Region<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>In<br \/>Construction<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Backlog<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Advanced<br \/>Pipeline<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Early-Stage<\/strong><strong>Pipeline<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>North America<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3,898<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">15,242<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>19,140<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Latin America<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1,100<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2,040<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">970<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>4,110<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>EMEA<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">110<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4,038<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10,081<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>14,229<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Japan<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">19<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>19<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>China<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">300<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7,500<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>7,800<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Asia Pacific\u00a0excluding\u00a0Japan\u00a0and\u00a0China<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">20<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">458<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">200<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1,440<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>2,118<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>320<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>1,668<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>10,176<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>35,252<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>47,416<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<p><em><u>Projects in Operation \u2013 Solar and Energy Storage Power Plants<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of\u00a0March\u00a031, 2023, Recurrent Energy&#8217;s solar power plants in operation totaled 609 MWp, with a combined estimated net resale value of approximately\u00a0$700 million\u00a0to Recurrent Energy. The estimated net resale value is based on selling prices that Recurrent Energy is currently negotiating or comparable asset sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><br \/>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"5\"><strong>Solar Power Plants in Operation \u2013 MWp*<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Latin America<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Japan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>China<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Asia Pacific\u00a0<\/strong><strong>ex.\u00a0Japan\u00a0and\u00a0China<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">335<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">176<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">86<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">12<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>609<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<p>*All numbers are net MWp owned by Recurrent Energy; total gross MWp of projects is 1,063 MWp,<br>including volume that is already sold to third parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As of\u00a0March 31, 2023, Recurrent Energy&#8217;s energy storage power plants in operation totaled 280 MWh, representing the 20% interest Recurrent Energy retains in the 1,400 MWh Crimson standalone battery energy storage project in\u00a0California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><u>Operating Results<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following table presents select unaudited results of operations data of the Recurrent Energy segment for the periods indicated.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><strong>Recurrent Energy Segment Financial Results<\/strong><strong>(In Thousands of\u00a0U.S.\u00a0Dollars, Except Percentages)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Three Months Ended<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>March 31, 2023<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>December\u00a0<\/strong><strong>31<\/strong><strong>,<br \/>2022<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>March 31, 2022<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Net revenues<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">20,052<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">73,650<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">92,966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cost of\u00a0revenues<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">12,843<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">57,686<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">75,130<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gross profit<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">7,209<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">15,964<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">17,836<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Operating expenses<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">22,414<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">17,315<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">18,847<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Loss from operations*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">(15,205)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">(1,351)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">(1,011)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Gross margin<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>36.0\u00a0%<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>21.7\u00a0%<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>19.2\u00a0%<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Operating margin<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>-75.8\u00a0%<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>-1.8\u00a0%<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>-1.1\u00a0%<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><em>*Loss from operations reflects management&#8217;s allocation and estimate as some services are shared by the Company&#8217;s two business segments.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong>CSI Solar Segment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><u>Solar Modules<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CSI Solar\u00a0shipped 6.1\u00a0GW of solar modules to more than 70 countries in the first quarter of 2023.\u00a0For the first quarter of 2023, the top five markets ranked by shipments were\u00a0China,\u00a0Brazil, the\u00a0U.S.,\u00a0Spain, and\u00a0Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>CSI Solar&#8217;s&nbsp;2024 solar capacity expansion targets are set forth below.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"5\"><strong>Solar Manufacturing Capacity, GW*<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>March 2023\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>Actual<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>June 2023<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>Plan<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>December 2023<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>Plan<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>March 2024<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>Plan<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ingot<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">20.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">20.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">20.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">50.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wafer<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">21.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">21.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">35.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">50.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cell<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">21.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">26.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">50.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">60.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Module<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">36.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">36.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">50.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">75.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><em>*Nameplate annualized capacities at said point in time. Capacity expansion plans are subject to change without notice based on market conditions and capital allocation plans.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><u>Battery Storage Solutions<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within\u00a0CSI Solar, the battery storage solutions team, namely CSI Energy Storage, provides customers with competitive turnkey, integrated, utility-scale battery storage solutions, including bankable, end-to-end, utility-scale, turnkey battery storage system solutions across various applications. System performance is complemented with long-term service agreements, which include future battery capacity augmentation services and bring in long-term, stable income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As of\u00a0March 31, 2023, CSI Energy Storage had a total project turnkey pipeline of 22.8 GWh, which includes both contracted and in construction projects, as well as projects at different stages of the negotiation process. CSI Energy Storage was also managing 2.3 GWh of projects under long-term service agreements, which are operational battery storage projects delivered by CSI Energy Storage that are under multi-year long-term service agreements and generate recurring earnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The total contracted turnkey pipeline was approximately\u00a0$1.3 billion, which are contractual obligations with customers and provide significant earnings visibility over a multi-year period.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The table below sets forth CSI Energy Storage&#8217;s battery storage manufacturing capacity expansion targets.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Battery Storage Manufacturing<br \/>Capacity, GWh*<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>March 2023<\/strong><strong>Actual<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>December 2023<\/strong><strong>Plan<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SolBank<\/td>\n<td>2.5<\/td>\n<td>10.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" colspan=\"3\"><em>*Nameplate annualized capacities at said point in time. Capacity expansion plans are subject to change without notice based on market conditions and capital allocation plans.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<p><em><u>Operating Results<\/u><\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following table presents select unaudited results of operations data of the&nbsp;CSI Solar&nbsp;segment for the periods indicated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><strong>CSI Solar Segment Financial Results<\/strong><strong>*<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>(In Thousands of\u00a0U.S.\u00a0Dollars, Except Percentages)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Three Months Ended<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>March 31, 2023<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>December 31,<br \/>2022<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>March 31, 2022<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Net revenues<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1,709,730<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1,976,045<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1,209,994<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cost of\u00a0revenues<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1,394,121<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1,631,417<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1,034,165<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gross profit<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">315,609<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">344,628<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">175,829<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Operating expenses<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">146,151<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">192,099<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">143,931<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Income from operations<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">169,458<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">152,529<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">31,898<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Gross margin<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>18.5\u00a0%<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>17.4\u00a0%<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>14.5\u00a0%<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Operating margin<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>9.9\u00a0%<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>7.7\u00a0%<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>2.6\u00a0%<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><em>*<\/em><em>I<\/em><em>nclude\u00a0<\/em><em>effects of both sales to\u00a0<\/em><em>third-part<\/em><em>y customers\u00a0<\/em><em>and to\u00a0<\/em><em>the Company&#8217;s Recurrent En<\/em><em>ergy\u00a0<\/em><em>segment<\/em><em>.<\/em><em> Please refer to the attached financial tables for intercompany transaction elimination information. Income from operations reflects management&#8217;s allocation and estimate as some services are shared by the Company&#8217;s two business segments.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The table below provides the geographic distribution of the net revenues of&nbsp;CSI Solar:<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><strong>CSI Solar Net Revenues Geographic Distribution* (In Millions of\u00a0U.S.\u00a0Dollars, Except Percentages)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Q1 2023<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>% of Net<br \/>Revenues<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Q4 2022<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>% of Net<br \/>Revenues<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Q1 2022<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>% of Net<br \/>Revenues<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Asia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">555<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">33<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">846<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">45<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">473<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Americas<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">632<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">38<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">635<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">33<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">453<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Europe\u00a0and others<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">494<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">29<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">417<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">22<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">231<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1,681<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1,898<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1,157<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><em>*Excludes sales from\u00a0CSI Solar\u00a0to Recurrent Energy.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong>Business Outlook<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Company&#8217;s business outlook is based on management&#8217;s current views and estimates given factors such as existing market conditions, order book, production capacity, input material prices, foreign exchange fluctuations, anticipated timing of project sales, and the global economic environment. This outlook is subject to uncertainty with respect to, among other things, customer demand, project construction and sale schedules, product sales prices and costs, supply chain constraints, and geopolitical conflicts. Management&#8217;s views and estimates are subject to change without notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For the second quarter\u00a0of 2023, the Company expects total revenue to be in the range of\u00a0$2.4\u00a0billion to\u00a0$2.6 billion. Gross margin is expected to be between 19% and 21%. Total module shipments recognized as revenues by\u00a0CSI Solar\u00a0are expected to be in the range of 8.1 GW to 8.4 GW, including approximately 60 MW to the Company&#8217;s own projects. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For the full year of 2023, the Company reiterates its prior outlook for\u00a0CSI Solar&#8217;s\u00a0total module shipments to be in the range of 30 GW to 35 GW.\u00a0CSI Solar&#8217;s\u00a0battery storage shipments are expected to be in the range of 1.8 GWh to 2.0 GWh, representing this year&#8217;s transition from white label to own manufactured product. The Company&#8217;s total revenue is now expected to be in the range of\u00a0$9.0 billion\u00a0to\u00a0$9.5 billion\u00a0from the prior range of\u00a0$8.5 billion\u00a0to\u00a0$9.5 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr.\u00a0Shawn Qu, Chairman and CEO,<\/strong>\u00a0commented, &#8220;We expect significant revenue and profit growth in the second quarter driven by both higher volume in solar module shipments and project sales. In the\u00a0CSI Solar\u00a0segment, volume growth is picking up while costs continue to come down, albeit partially offset by gradual ASP declines. On the Recurrent Energy side, we expect the closing of a major project sale during the quarter to have a significantly positive impact on profit. Overall, we will continue to leverage our market leadership position and expect significant growth in 2023 and beyond across both our solar and battery storage businesses.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recent Developments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><u>Recurrent Energy (formerly Global Energy)<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On\u00a0May 15, 2023,\u00a0Canadian Solar\u00a0announced its wholly-owned subsidiary Recurrent Energy signed an aggregated virtual power purchase agreement with\u00a0EMD Electronics, Biogen Inc.,\u00a0Wayfair LLC, Autodesk, Inc. and a large healthcare company for 100% of the production capacity of the\u00a0Liberty Solar Project. Recurrent Energy is currently developing the 100 MWac solar project in\u00a0Liberty County, Texas, around 50 miles from\u00a0Houston. The project is expected to be operational in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On\u00a0April 10, 2023,\u00a0Canadian Solar\u00a0announced the rebranding of its wholly-owned Global Energy subsidiary as Recurrent Energy. Recurrent Energy, previously the Company&#8217;s North American utility-scale solar and energy storage project developer, will now encompass all its global development and services businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><u>CSI Solar<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On\u00a0May 17, 2023,\u00a0Canadian Solar\u00a0announced its majority-owned subsidiary\u00a0CSI Solar&#8217;s\u00a0CSI Energy Storage will deliver 363 MWh of battery energy products to an\u00a0Aypa Power Project\u00a0in\u00a0Texas. The project is expected to reach commercial operation by Q2 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On\u00a0April 11, 2023,\u00a0Canadian Solar\u00a0announced its majority-owned subsidiary\u00a0CSI Solar\u00a0capacity expansion plans. Namely,\u00a0CSI Solar\u00a0intends to have 20.4 GW of ingot, 35 GW of wafer, 50 GW of cell and 50 GW of module capacities by the end of 2023 and is expected to have 50.4 GW of ingot, 50 GW of wafer, 60 GW of cell and 75 GW of module capacities by the end of Q1 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conference Call Information<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Company will hold a conference call on\u00a0Thursday, May 18, 2023, at\u00a08:00 a.m.\u00a0U.S.\u00a0Eastern Daylight Time (8:00 p.m.,\u00a0Thursday, May 18, 2023, in\u00a0Hong Kong) to discuss its first quarter 2023 results and business outlook. The dial-in phone number for the live audio call is +1-877-704-4453 (toll-free from the\u00a0U.S.), 800-965-561 (toll-free from\u00a0Hong Kong), 400-120-2840 (local dial-in from Mainland China) or +1-201-389-0920 from international locations. The conference ID is 13738337. A live webcast of the conference call will also be available on the investor relations section of\u00a0Canadian Solar&#8217;s\u00a0website at\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.canadiansolar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.canadiansolar.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A replay of the call will be available 2 hours after the conclusion of the call until\u00a011:00 p.m.\u00a0U.S.\u00a0Eastern Daylight Time on\u00a0Thursday, June 1, 2023\u00a0(11:00 a.m.,\u00a0June 2, 2023, in\u00a0Hong Kong) and can be accessed by +1-844-512-2921 (toll-free from the\u00a0U.S.), or +1-412-317-6671\u00a0from international locations. The replay pin number is 13738337. A webcast replay will also be available on the investor relations section of\u00a0Canadian Solar&#8217;s\u00a0website at\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.canadiansolar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.canadiansolar.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About&nbsp;Canadian Solar Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canadian Solar&nbsp;was founded in 2001 in&nbsp;Canada&nbsp;and is one of the world&#8217;s largest solar technology and renewable energy companies. It is a leading manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules, provider of solar energy and battery storage solutions, and developer of utility-scale solar power and battery storage projects with a geographically diversified pipeline in various stages of development. Over the past 22 years,&nbsp;Canadian Solar&nbsp;has successfully delivered around 94 GW of premium-quality, solar photovoltaic modules to customers across the world. Likewise, since entering the project development business in 2010,&nbsp;Canadian Solar&nbsp;has developed, built and connected over 8.8 GWp in over 20 countries across the world. Currently, the Company has approximately 609 MWp of projects in operation, 6.9 GWp of projects under construction or in backlog (late-stage), and an additional 17.7&nbsp;GWp&nbsp;of projects in advanced and early-stage pipeline.&nbsp;Canadian Solar&nbsp;is one of the most bankable companies in the solar and renewable energy industry, having been publicly listed on the NASDAQ since 2006.&nbsp;For additional information about the Company, follow&nbsp;Canadian Solar&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/canadian-solar-inc-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn&nbsp;<\/a>or visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.canadiansolar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.canadiansolar.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Safe Harbor\/Forward-Looking Statements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Certain statements in this press release, including those regarding the Company&#8217;s expected future shipment volumes, revenues, gross margins and project sales 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 &#8220;Safe Harbor&#8221; provisions of the&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by such terms as &#8220;believes,&#8221; &#8220;expects,&#8221; &#8220;anticipates,&#8221; &#8220;intends,&#8221; &#8220;estimates,&#8221; the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business, regulatory and economic conditions and the state of the solar and battery storage market and industry; geopolitical tensions and conflicts, including impasses, sanctions and export controls; volatility, uncertainty, delays and disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic; supply chain disruptions; 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 as&nbsp;Japan, the&nbsp;U.S.,&nbsp;China,&nbsp;Brazil&nbsp;and&nbsp;Europe; changes in effective tax rates; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; changes in corporate responsibility, especially environmental, social and governance (&#8220;ESG&#8221;) requirements; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in or failure to timely adjust 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 that customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange and inflation rate fluctuations; uncertainties related to the&nbsp;CSI Solar&nbsp;carve-out listing; litigation and other risks as described in the Company&#8217;s filings with the&nbsp;Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F filed on&nbsp;April 18, 2023. 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&#8217;s date, unless otherwise stated, and&nbsp;Canadian Solar&nbsp;undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Investor Relations Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Isabel ZhangInvestor RelationsCanadian Solar Inc.<a href=\"mailto:investor@canadiansolar.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">investor@canadiansolar.com<\/a><\/td><td>David PasqualeGlobal IR PartnersTel: +1-914-337-8801<a href=\"mailto:csiq@globalirpartners.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">csiq@globalirpartners.com<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The following tables provide unaudited select financial data for the Company&#8217;s\u00a0CSI Solar\u00a0and Recurrent Energy businesses.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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src=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/img\/favicon.png?sn=CN04372&amp;sd=2023-05-18\">&nbsp;View original content:<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/canadian-solar-reports-first-quarter-2023-results-301828321.html\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/canadian-solar-reports-first-quarter-2023-results-301828321.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SOURCE&nbsp;Canadian Solar Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GUELPH, ON,&nbsp;May 18, 2023&nbsp;\/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;&nbsp;Canadian Solar Inc.&nbsp;(&#8220;Canadian Solar&#038;# 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