Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Dunhuang Solar Project, China

The Solar Energy Expert learned that the Dunhuang project has reached a historically turn point to most Chinese PV makers.

According to non-disclosed correnspondent, the Dunhuang project is conducting a bidding form, in order to find enough tenders to conduct the largest PV project in East Asia. However, due to the hard price and very strong competition from all manufacturers in China, the project is most likely being a losing-less project. That is to say, whoever wins the bid, it will instantly begin to lose money because the price is already too low to get any profits in 10 years.

Although China is one of the largest PV manufacturers countries in the world, and China is one of the largest CO2 emission countries, it lacks of funds as well as the policy to build an environment that encourages the solar energy. It is true that the market sees the pricing dropping, however the market is already under-priced that bidding has become no-meaning at all.

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Dunhuang and net 10 MW of photovoltaic power generation project to tender

Recently, the author learned from the Dunhuang Municipal Development and Reform Commission, National Energy Board commissioned an international call for tenders based limited liability company officially launched in Dunhuang, Gansu 10 MW grid-connected PV demonstration project tendering exercise for the concession. This indicates that in March last year by the National Development and Reform Commission to include renewable energy development, "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" of Dunhuang and net 10 MW of photovoltaic power generation project made significant progress.

In recent years, Dunhuang City, fully relying on the territory of rich light and heat resources, actively develop solar photovoltaic projects, respectively Pass, Yadan National Geological Park and other tourist scenic spot and built a total installed capacity of 7 kilowatts of photovoltaic power generation projects and photoelectric 100 kilowatts, 100 kilowatts of wind power stations complementary scenery. This order to speed up renewable energy development and utilization of, and promote the sustainable development of the Dunhuang region to explore a new path.
It is understood that the Dunhuang and net 10 MW of photovoltaic power generation market in Dunhuang City, the preliminary election Qiligang 215 National Road on the north side of town, covers an area of 1,000,000 square meters, with a total investment of around 5 billion yuan, an average of 16.37 million kwh electricity. Dunhuang 10 MW grid-connected PV demonstration project to take the concession tender the construction of 25-year franchise period. )

Dunhuang and net 10 MW of photovoltaic power generation projects to improve the atmospheric environment in Dunhuang region, the protection of cultural heritage, to speed up international tourism city of Dunhuang are of great significance to the building. After the completion of the project will become the world's largest photovoltaic grid-connected power plant.