LDK Solar Signs Module Supply Contracts

XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LDK Solar Co., Ltd. ("LDK Solar") (NYSE: LDK), a leading vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products, today announced it has signed contracts to supply solar modules to two leading electric power companies in China.  The first sales contract is for 30 megawatts (MW) of solar modules in the Qinghai province to be delivered in August of 2011.  The second contract is for 5 MW of solar modules in the Jilin province to be delivered in the first half of 2012.  

"We are pleased to continue to support the expansion of the solar industry in China, which has grown rapidly over the last several years," stated Xiaofeng Peng, Chairman and CEO of LDK Solar.  "These contracts demonstrate continued demand for our solar modules within China."  

About LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK)

LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) is a leading vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) products.  LDK Solar manufactures polysilicon, mono and multicrystalline ingots, wafers, cells, modules, systems, power projects and solutions.  LDK Solar's headquarters and principal manufacturing facilities are located in Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province in the People's Republic of China. LDK Solar's office in the United States is located in Sunnyvale, California.  For more information about LDK Solar and its products, please visit www.ldksolar.com.

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