Yingli Green Energy announced that a Chinese subsidiary, Tianwei Yingli, came out on top in bidding contest to supply photovoltaic products to China’s biggest cell phone company, China Mobile Communications Corp. Tianwei Yingli will supply the cell phone company with 1.5 MW worth of PV modules, over 31% of China Mobile Communications Corp’s latest PV purchases. Yingli expects a supply contract with China Mobile Communications Corp to result from the deal, with the details to be solidified late this month or early next month.

Below are some comments on the deal from Liansheng Miao, president and CEO of Yingli Energy:

We are pleased that China Mobile selected Tianwei Yingli as one of its major PV module suppliers,” said Mr. Liansheng Miao, Chairman and CEO of Yingli Green Energy. “We believe our top quality products, well regarded brand name and solid track record were important factors that helped differentiate us from our competition. We have been working with China Mobile since 2002 when we helped them build some stand-alone solar power base stations in western China. Over the years, we have developed a productive working relationship and we look forward to further deepening it in the future.”