Suntech made an announcement at the Solar Power International conference about its plans for a new North American Partner Program. This program will serve to increase the network of domestic installers, currently at 200, helping dealers increase sales. The program is to see its formal launch in January of 2010, with selected dealers being offered a co-marketing fund, training and services, financing programs, and priority access to Suntech's product line.

Applications will be open to all North American solar installers and a Partner Portal program will also be included to make the installer sales process simpler. The portal provided by Suntech will allow dealers to manage their Suntech account, retrieve and track leads and access various sales and marketing resources.

A state of the art proposal tool/CRM service has also been created in collaboration with Clean Power Finance, a leading provider of software and services for renewable energy professionals. This tool will allow partners of Suntech to easily create customizable proposals, give them access to a fully comprehensible database, easy management of customers and accurate production of quotes.

Suntech is in the midst of accepting new partners and the launch of the program is scheduled for January 2010.