Jiangsu released new photovoltaic industry is not optimistic

Recently, the General Office of the Jiangsu Provincial Government issued a notice on the "Continuing Support for Photovoltaic Power Generation Policy Opinions" (hereinafter referred to as "Opinions"). Jiangsu Province will begin implementing a new three-year photovoltaic power generation project support policy for non-state finances. Subsidized photovoltaic power generation projects support. The new government in Jiangsu Province is considered to be a benchmark document for local governments to introduce photovoltaics in local areas.

Shen Hongwen, a researcher in the new energy industry at China Investment Advisors, said in an interview with reporters that if China's photovoltaic industry hopes to get rid of its difficulties through only government financial subsidies, the result may not be able to do so.

Continuing Existing Supportive Measures In 2009, Jiangsu Province had issued the first round of supportive policies to promote photovoltaic power generation. This new round of three-year supportive policies was formulated on this basis.

According to the "Opinions", the original electricity price subsidy policy is still implemented according to the original regulations. At the same time, “non-state financial subsidy photovoltaic power generation projects that are newly put into operation from 2012 to 2015,” implementation of ground, roof, and building integration”. It was determined that the on-grid tariff per kilowatt-hour was respectively 1.3 yuan for 2012, 1.25 yuan for 2013, 1.2 yuan for 2014 and 1.15 yuan for 2015. The electricity generation company of Jiangsu Province purchased the on-grid electricity of photovoltaic power generation in full at that price. In addition, it also created a good environment for photovoltaic companies through a series of measures including clearing administrative fees involving photovoltaic power generation companies and requiring financial institutions to strengthen support for photovoltaic power generation projects.

The reporter called the Jiangsu Photovoltaic Industry Association, the Secretary-General of the Association Xu Ruilin, said that member companies believe that a new round of promotion policy is necessary, and hope that not only support from Jiangsu Province, the various cities can also be based on the financial situation of the region, the photovoltaic power generation industry All aspects of the policy provide more supportive policies.

“All localities must further increase support for photovoltaic power generation and research and formulate relevant supporting policies.” Shen Hongwen believes that this requirement in the “Opinions” implies that local governments have introduced more detailed and clarified benefits to implement the policy of supporting photovoltaic power generation. Possibility of policy. The government may make adjustments from the photovoltaic project approval, photovoltaic grid-connected, photovoltaic company tax, etc., specifically study the deployment of relevant measures, with a view to helping the photovoltaic industry to get out of the bottom.

A new energy researcher, who declined to be named, pointed out in an interview that at present, the development of China's photovoltaic industry is still heavily dependent on government subsidies and it is a policy-oriented industry. This has caused the industry to suffer severely once the government reduces subsidies due to economic fluctuations. Hit.

Fully relying on government support is not practical At present, China's photovoltaic industry is facing an unprecedented winter.

Judging from the performance of several industry leading companies listed in the United States, in the fourth quarter of last year, Trina Solar's solar module shipments were approximately 425MW, an increase of 14.8% from the previous quarter, and revenue was US$435.7 million, a 9.6% decrease from the previous quarter. US$31 million, a 40.4% decrease from the previous quarter, a net loss of US$65.8 million, and a net loss of US$31.5 million in the previous quarter; Suntech’s total revenue decreased by 22% from the previous quarter and net loss reached US$137 million; Jinko Energy’s total revenue decreased by 32.7% from the previous quarter. %, the net loss was $58.3 million.

This year, affected by the sluggish international economic situation, the prices of photovoltaic products have continued to decline. Although sales of most companies are still expanding, the profit level is shrinking. Many SMEs even have to stop production in order to improve the economic environment.

Shen Hongwen summed up the fundamental reason for the stagnation of China's PV companies as follows: "(In recent years) photovoltaic companies have risen suddenly and there has been a serious surplus of photovoltaic capacity. The profitability model of enterprises has been hit hard, and loopholes in business management have been frequent." He believes that Jiangsu Province has introduced this time. Policies to support the photovoltaic industry, for the local photovoltaic companies to get rid of the current development difficulties, improve the operating status will undoubtedly play a positive role, but in a short time to fundamentally solve the difficulties facing these companies is not easy.

The national "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" emphasizes the need to strengthen the development and utilization of new energy. As a representative of new energy sources, the photovoltaic industry has unique advantages and good prospects for development. Shen Hongwen pointed out that governments at all levels take different measures according to the specific conditions of the development of the photovoltaic industry in the region, and they have the option to subsidize relevant enterprises, promote industrial optimization and upgrading, and enhance core competitiveness. This is an ideal situation.

However, it is not practical to adopt a supportive policy like Jiangsu Province on a wider scale. The full subsidy of local finances will inevitably cause great financial pressure on the local government. This is the case for photovoltaic industry companies that currently dominate the international market. The effect can not be ideal. Shen Hongwen believes that at this stage, China's photovoltaic industry enterprises should adopt a combination of government policies and their own financing, relying on their own strength to tide over difficulties.