Soltech group signs order in China that provide SEK 20.59 million during the contract period.
Advanced Soltech's subsidiary in China, ASRE, has signed an order with Wuhu XinFeng Mineral Fiber Material Co Ltd. The order is for an installation of a solar energy plant of 1.2 megawatts (MW) and is estimated to generate annual revenues of approximately SEK 1.03 million, or approximately SEK 20.59 million during the agreement's 20-year term. The investment in the facility, which will be owned by ASRE, amounts to approximately SEK 6.85 million and construction is scheduled to start in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Advanced Soltech’s CEO, Max Metelius comments:
- Currently we have many ongoing negotiations with new customers which we continue to convert into good projects with high profitability completely without subsidies. Demand for our offering is solid and we believe that the market will be even stronger going forward, considering China's recently communicated new ambitious climate goals.
About the China venture
In China ASAB operates through, its wholly owned local subsidiaries Advanced Soltech Renewable Energy (Hangzhou) Co. Ltd, ASRE and Longrui Solar Energy (Suqian) Co. Ltd. The business model consists of financing, installing, owning and managing solar energy installations on customers' roofs in China. The customer does not pay for the plant, but instead undertakes to buy the electricity that the plant produces under a 20-year agreement. Current income comes from the sale of electricity to customers and from subsidies. The goal is to have an installed capacity of 1,000 megawatts (MW) by 2023, which is fully connected to the electricity grid by 2024. ASAB is 51% owned by Soltech Energy Sweden AB (publ) and 49% by Soltech's Chinese partner, Advanced Solar Power Hangzhou Inc.
