{"id":4466,"date":"2018-12-17T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new-stage.soltechenergy.com\/mfn_news\/soltechs-operation-in-china-increases-by-33-6-msek\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T12:42:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T10:42:59","slug":"soltechs-operation-in-china-increases-by-33-6-msek","status":"publish","type":"mfn_news","link":"https:\/\/soltechenergy.com\/en\/mfn_news\/soltechs-operation-in-china-increases-by-33-6-msek\/","title":{"rendered":"SolTech\u2019s operation in China increases by 33.6 MSEK"},"content":{"rendered":"
SolTech Energy\u2019s jointly held company in China, Advanced SolTech Renewable Energy Hangzhou Co. Ltd, ASRE, has\u00a0signed an\u00a0order with ZheJiang Meike Electric Company Ltd.\u00a0The order covers the installation of a 1.5\u00a0megawatt (MW)\u00a0solar energy unit, estimated to provide approximately 1.68 MSEK in annual income. Over the contract\u2019s 20-year term, cumulative annual income is estimated to amount to approximately 33.6 MSEK.<\/strong><\/div>\n

The instillation will \u00a0annually produce circa 1,500,000 kWh. The customer is contractually committed to buying all the electricity the installation produces over the span of 20 years. Over this same period, ASRE receives subsidies from Chinese authorities based on every kilowatt-hour (kWh) delivered to the customer. Investment in the installation, which continues to be owned by ASRE, amounts to approximately 9 MSEK. Its construction is scheduled to start during the 1st<\/sup>\u00a0quarter of 2019.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

CEO Stefan \u00d6lander comments:<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n\u201dSales in China continue to mount as planned. The recently presented cooperation with JOOL Markets is intended to ensure the financing required to meet the sales goal set for the year 2019, thus enabling us to continue building solar energy installations that contribute to the creation of a better climate in China and \u2013 at the same time \u2013 create value for our shareholders.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For more information, please contact:<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Stefan \u00d6lander, CEO SolTech Energy Sweden AB (publ).
\nTel: 070-739 80 00, email:\u00a0stefan.olander@soltechenergy.com<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The information contained in this press release conforms to that which\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em>SolTech Energy Sweden AB (publ.) is required to make public according to the EU\u2019s regulation 596\/2014 concerning securities market abuse. Said information is furnished, via the above-cited contact person\u2019s authorization, for publication on 17 December 2018, 08:00 CET.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

SolTech Energy in brief<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nSolTech Energy develops and sells esthetic, building-integrated solar energy products for all forms of building structures \u2013 commercial, public and residential. The products are part of a building\u2019s outer shell, as a roof or wall, with integrated solar cells for the production of electricity. The concern also operates in China, where the business model consists of financing, owning and servicing solar energy installations on the roofs of customer owned facilities, and of selling all the electricity these installations produce. Soltech Energy Sweden AB (publ.) is traded on First North at Nasdaq Stockholm, under the symbol \u201cSOLT\u201d and has over 15,000 shareholders. Also included in the concern are its jointly owned\u00a0 (51% ) subsidiaries ASAB in Sweden and ASRE in China. The company\u2019s Certified Advisor is Erik Penser Bank. For more information see:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em>www.soltechenergy.com<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Investment in China<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nSolTech\u2019s investment in China is carried out by Advanced SolTech Renewable Energy\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em>(Hangzhou) Co. Ltd (ASRE), which is jointly owned by our partner,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em>Advanced Solar Power Hangzhou Inc. (ASP). 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 the relevant unit produces. ASRE\u2019s current income comes from the sale of electricity to customers, along with various forms of subsidies based on kWh production. Focus is now concentrated on building a backlog of orders for 2019 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<\/span><\/span><\/em>\u00a0amounting to approximately 1 billion SEK (ca. 100 MEUR).<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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