Country for PR: China
Contributor: PR Newswire Asia (China)
Wednesday, July 25 2012 - 10:00
AsiaNet
Suntech's Australia Super Draw Winner Gets Free Electricity for Life
SYDNEY, Australia, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ --

    Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer 
of solar panels, today announced the grand prize winner of its Suntech Super 
Draw in Australia, who will receive AUD20,000 for an eco-friendly retrofit of 
his home. 

    Dale C., the grand prize winner from Victoria, Australia, purchased a 4.5 
kilowatt solar system that was installed by solar specialists Gippsland Solar. 
Dale said, "I'm so excited to have won the grand prize. I was already very 
happy with the performance of my Suntech solar panels. When I found out that I 
had won, that was just icing on the cake." The solar system and eco-retrofit 
will almost completely eliminate Mr. Dale C.'s electricity bills.

    The Suntech Super Draw campaign was launched on the heels of Suntech's 
tenth anniversary to celebrate Suntech's loyal customers and partners in 
Australia. Suntech customers submitted entries for the grand prize as well as 
two minor draws. Altogether, AUD28,000 was awarded to customers to offset the 
cost of their solar systems. In conjunction with the Super Draw, Suntech also 
launched a Solar Search competition offering prizes for the best pictures from 
customers or installers of their Suntech solar systems. A total of 401 entries 
were received from across Australia and the most unique pictures won prizes 
including iPads and digital cameras. 

    Holly Wu, Vice President of Marketing for the Asia Pacific, Middle East and 
Africa said, "Suntech has a long-standing connection with Australia and we 
launched this campaign to celebrate 10 years of Australian technology powering 
solar solutions across the world. It is fantastic to see so many photos of our 
customer's installations demonstrating the success of solar in Australia. As 
electricity prices continue to rise, solar power is increasingly seen as a 
viable renewable energy solution."

    In September 2001, Suntech's CEO Zhengrong Shi, an Australian citizen who 
received his Ph.D. at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), founded Suntech 
to make advanced solar technology available and affordable for people around 
the world. Ten years later, Suntech is the world's largest producer of solar 
panels and continues to invest in advanced solar R&D in Australia, China and 
globally.

    Suntech will host a celebration and exhibition on July 27th at its booth at 
the ATRAA conference in Sydney during Australia's Clean Energy Week. Please 
visit Suntech at booth #42.  

    To learn more about Suntech's Australian heritage and innovation 
excellence, please visit the Suntech Connect blog 
(http://blog.suntech-power.com/), like us on Facebook 
(https://www.facebook.com/suntechpower), or follow us on Twitter 
@Suntech_Connect for regular updates.

    About Suntech

    Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP) produces industry-leading 
solar products for residential, commercial, industrial, and utility 
applications. With regional headquarters in China, Switzerland, and the United 
States, and gigawatt-scale manufacturing worldwide, Suntech has delivered more 
than 25,000,000 photovoltaic panels to thousands of customers in more than 
eighty countries. Suntech's pioneering R&D creates customer-centric innovations 
that are driving solar to grid parity against fossil fuels. Suntech's mission 
is to provide everyone with reliable access to nature's cleanest and most 
abundant energy source. For more information about our people and products 
visit: http://www.suntech-power.com

    Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements 
constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of 
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities 
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be 
identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," 
"intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements, and 
includes the actual prizes awarded, value of the eco-retrofit and ability of 
the system to generate power for life. Such statements involve certain risks 
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from 
those in the forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these 
and other risks is included in Suntech's filings with the U.S. Securities and 
Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. Suntech does not 
undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of 
new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under 
applicable law. 

    Ryan Ulrich	
    Communications Supervisor	
    +86-510-8531-8654	
    ryan.ulrich@suntech-power.com

    SOURCE: Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd.