Exhibit 99.1

Daqo New Energy Signs Investment Agreement to Establish a Manufacturing Base for Next-Generation Energy Solutions for AI Data Centers

Shanghai, China — June 3, 2026, — Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE: DQ) ("Daqo New Energy," the "Company" or "we"), a leading manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon for the global solar PV industry, today announced that its subsidiary, Daqo Energy Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. ("Daqo Shanghai"), has signed an investment agreement with the Management Committee of the Kunshan Economic and Technological Development Zone to establish a new manufacturing base. This manufacturing base will focus on the research, development, manufacturing, and sale of next-generation energy solutions and related equipment for artificial intelligence data centers (AIDCs), including energy storage systems, solid-state transformers, solid-state circuit breakers, and solid-state batteries. The project will be built in two phases, with a Phase 1 investment of approximately RMB 2.1 billion. Phase 2 will commence at a later date, subject to the project fulfilling relevant industrial policy and investment requirements. The total project investment is preliminarily expected to be approximately RMB 6 billion. As this project is still in the preparatory stage, the impact of this investment on the Company's future performance cannot be determined at this time.

Mr. Xiang Xu, CEO of Daqo New Energy, commented, "We are excited to launch this strategic expansion into next-generation energy solutions for AIDCs. The rapid growth of AIDCs is creating substantial demand for sophisticated energy solutions. By leveraging our deep expertise and proven technical capabilities of our affiliates, specifically in transformer and circuit breaker technologies, we are well positioned to address this tremendous growth opportunity and deliver vertically integrated energy solutions. This investment agreement represents a cornerstone of our broader strategy to diversify our product portfolio, cultivate new growth engines, and capitalize on the massive market opportunities presented by the global energy transition."

About Daqo New Energy Corp.

Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE: DQ) ("Daqo" or the "Company") is a leading manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon for the global solar PV industry. Founded in 2007, the Company manufactures and sells high-purity polysilicon to photovoltaic product manufacturers, who further process the polysilicon into ingots, wafers, cells and modules for solar power solutions. The Company has a total polysilicon nameplate capacity of 305,000 metric tons and is one of the world's lowest cost producers of high-purity polysilicon.

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