March 23, 2010 (FinancialWire) — EnBW Energie Baden-Wurttemberg AG, the third largest energy company in Germany, said it plans to build a solar park in Baden-Wuerttemberg using 5.5 MW of photovoltaic modules produced by Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: SOLF), a manufacturer of silicon ingots, wafers and PV cells and modules in China.

The solar park will be constructed on a former dumpsite and is expected to be connected to the grid in June 2010. The new project is expected to supply electricity to around 1,970 households and save around 3,990 tons of carbon dioxide per year.

EnBW said it plans to increase the share of renewables in its energy mix to 20% by 2020.

Germany-based EnBW Energie Baden-Wurttemberg has over six million customers and more than 20,000 employees. The company focuses on electricity and gas as well as energy and environmental services. It operates in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, and in other markets in central and Eastern Europe.

China-based Solarfun manufactures both PV cells and PV modules, provides PV cell processing services to convert silicon wafers into PV cells, and supplies solar system integration services in China.

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