Yingli Green Energy Aiming to Leave a Sunny Legacy in Africa

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) (”Yingli Green Energy” or the “Company”), a leading solar energy company and one of the world’s largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which holds the brand “Yingli Solar,” today announced that it will provide its expertise in solar energy to power “20 Centres for 2010″, the official campaign of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa(TM). This campaign is part of the Football for Hope movement, which is using the power of the game for positive social change. It is led by FIFA, world’s football governing body, and streetfootballworld, a social profit organisation that links relevant actors in the field of development through football, and their affiliates such as Yingli Green Energy.

“Football for Hope. Energy for Hope.”

Yingli Green Energy will actively support the campaign by providing solar power to training centres across Africa. Yingli Solar calls this “Football for Hope. Energy for Hope.” The company will supply the centres with solar installations that will, for instance, power pitch lighting, computers or study rooms in those centres. Of the 20 centres, five are being built in South Africa and 15 in other African countries. The first six centres to be built are located in South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Mali, Namibia and Ghana.

source: ecofriendlymag.com