4 October 2017

An additional 1 MW are now coupled to the central electrical network in china

SolTech’s ASRE subsidiary has coupled yet another solar energy installation in China to the electrical network and has now reached a total of twenty coupled installations, equivalent to an electrical capacity of 21.24 MW. Calculated on an accumulated, 12-month rolling basis, these installations will comfortably generate 35.1 MSEK (3.7 MEUR) in earnings with a good profit margin.  ASRE is consolidated in the SolTech concern in accord with the Proportional Method, and thereby, SolTech’s share of this income is 51 percent.

For more information, please contact: Frederic Telander, CEO SolTech Energy. Tel: 08-441 88 46, email: frederic.telander@soltechenergy.com

The information contained in this press release conforms to that which SolTech Energy Sweden AB (publ.) is required to make public according to the EU’s regulation.596/2014 concerning securities market abuse. Said information is furnished, via the above-cited contact person’s authorization, for publication on 4 October 2017, 07:00 CET.

SolTech Energy AB (publ.) in brief
SolTech Energy develops and sells building-integrated solar energy products for all forms of building structures – commercial, public and residential. The products are a part of a building’s outer shell, as a roof, wall or window, containing semi-transparent solar cells for the production of electricity that simultaneously shade out solar heat. SolTech Energy Sweden AB (publ.) is traded on First North at Nasdaq Stockholm, under the symbol “SOLT” with over 11,000 shareholders. Also included in the concern are its jointly owned (51%) subsidiaries ASAB in Sweden, and ASRE in China, as well as its wholly owned subsidiary Wasa Rör T Mickelsson AB. The company’s Certified Advisor is G&W Fondkommission (securities broker). For more information see: www.soltechenergy.com

Investment in China
SolTech’s investment in China is carried out by a jointly owned company, Advanced SolTech Renewable Energy (Hangzhou) Co. Ltd (ASRE), where SolTech owns 51 percent and Advanced Solar Power Hangzhou Inc. (ASP) owns 49 percent. The business model consists of having ASRE finance, install, own, and periodically service solar energy installations mounted on the roofs of customer-owned facilities. The customer does not pay for the installed solar energy unit, but instead undersigns a long-term, 20-25 year contract to buy all the electricity and/or thermal heat the relevant unit produces. ASRE’s current income comes from the sale of electricity to customers, along with various forms of subsidies per produced kWh. Focus is now concentrated on building a backlog of orders for 2017 and beyond, with the goal of obtaining an installed capacity of 605 MW (megawatts) by the close of 2021, which in 2022 will be set into full operation, generating current annual sales amounting to approximately 1 billion SEK (103 MEUR).