Running out of Time 50 enterprises the world's largest photovoltaic project in Dunhuang

At Dunhuang, Gansu, a western desert city will set up our country and even one of the world's largest solar power station.

 According to reporter learned from the Dunhuang Municipal Development and Reform Commission, the scale at 10 megawatts of solar power plants, approved by the Government of my country are the third power plant solar power demonstration project, other two are 255 kilowatts of the Inner Mongolia Erdos projects, 1 MW Shanghai Chongming Island project.

 And this upcoming March 20 at the open tender 10 MW, at an investment of only 5 million project has also led to a national 50 photovoltaic enterprises scramble. "State-owned enterprises have Huaneng, Huadian Power Group of five, but also private enterprises, such as Suntech has even attracted foreign-funded enterprises in Germany and Denmark." March 11, Dunhuang City, Zhao Ping, director of Development and Reform Commission Energy Department to do, "China Business "said the fierce competition than they had expected.

 Why so many companies competing for Dunhuang This amount of investment is not a large solar power station project? People in the industry think, Dunhuang project franchising approach National Development and Reform Commission has a series of policies to ensure that the profit prospects of the project. "This project may be the next country to develop photovoltaic power generation provide the basis for policy. Who was the item, which means that in the future and experience in policy areas such as the first mover advantage." Industry sources said this project will take place may be really activated photovoltaic domestic market, to change its pattern of two out.

 Franchise experimental field

 Solar energy power generation the need for adequate sunlight.

 Dunhuang City, located in the most western end of the Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province, the annual average sunshine hours up to 3362 hours, the dust a few days, flat open, known as the Golden Mile Chinese solar power.

 "Dunhuang there is abundant sunlight resources and convenient power transmission conditions, can guarantee a greater power load and grid-connected PV system is the 'Chinese desert optoelectronic engineering' the ideal of regional planning." Ping told reporters do. In his view, the impact of this project lies not only in Gansu Dunhuang and, more importantly, will provide an impetus to other provinces and cities west of the development of solar power generation projects, thereby enhancing our country's solar power industry, the overall standard.

 However, once the project is also full of twists and turns.

 Development and Reform Commission, according to local people, revealed to reporters at the earliest this project in September 2004 led by the Gansu Provincial Development and Reform Commission proposed, and adopted the "Dunhuang Net 8-megawatt photovoltaic power generation system and the construction of pre-feasibility study report" assessment will be , initially put the size of its set at 8 MW. Then in 2006, when Gilbert from Beijing in the beginning of new energy investment company involvement in the project, and at Dunhuang City, after consultation, to 8 trillion to 100 trillion quickly referred to the scale of investment by less than 500 million yuan to improve 60 billion.

 "However, she found out This is a fraud, the company simply does not have so much money to make, at both the investment intention of bookmarks for two years did not begin construction, so in the past year, we decided to re-open the tender in the country, also determine the scale at about 10 megawatts. "insider above the" China Business "reporter said.

 The National Energy Board also attached enormous importance to this project, the tendering process for the power plant presented a detailed request.

 In the "China Business" has been a reporter an exclusive National Energy Board on this project reply (letter Fully Guoneng Bureau (2008) 70, hereinafter referred to as "letter") that agreed to take the concession tender for the construction of Dunhuang and 10 megawatts of photovoltaic power generation Net demonstration project, and provides that the project of photovoltaic power generation equipment selection from tender selected investors decide, at selected investors through open tender, the bidding side wins over 25 years of franchise, to be at 18 months of this project, otherwise the contract will automatically disarm. PV power station after the completion of all the available energy of the local power grid companies to buy, one of the post by the State Department director of the power grid enterprises to renewable energy tariff surcharge to compensate.

 The letter also set the highest price. "Letter" provisions of the tender price per kilowatt-hour shall not exceed 4 million, after the successful bidder at less than 25,000 hours of Internet access prices will be in accordance with the implementation of the tender price, and had 25,000 hours after the electricity price should be to the State Council Price authorized department director.

 The tender for the concession of the evaluation criteria are more sensitive, "replied to" express, "will be Internet tariff as the main evaluation criteria, the lowest price by online successful development."

 Reporter found at the National Energy Board "reply" clearly provides that the final successful bidder will be the local establishment of the project company, at the same time with the Power Grid Corporation signed a purchase contract to sell electricity. "Letter" also said that the project construction and operation of the management of the implementation of relevant national and local large-scale photovoltaic power generation grid and various preferential policies, and express, in the case of major national policy adjustments to benefit from the serious investors losses, in accordance with the country at that time the price of preferential tariff for the project to carry out reasonable adjustment.

 People in the industry told reporters that the National Energy Board this "reply" provides clear and direct means, and finally the successful bidder has received National Energy Board must profit guarantee.

 "We are the future of this project will provide solar power station construction experience." Ping said do.

 Running out of Time

 "In mid-January visit to Dunhuang field when the investigation are 33 enterprises, and by the February 20, tender briefing in Beijing, the scene has emerged in the 50 enterprises, domestic enterprises can come basically to the . "Eide Jiangsu solar power company director Chan Kwok-Jiang told reporters.

 At Chan Kwok-River view, the investment of this project is not profitable, but we are optimistic about its late development. "In its first 5 billion investment, will likely be expanded according to the actual situation, the installed capacity will become greater, if we receive the item, then the future competitiveness of photovoltaic power generation project will be the other obvious advantages."

 One would like to take this item off of this area have many small and medium-sized.

"It's not going on tours, we are trying to get the item in hand." Involved in the same tender briefing Beijing Jiangsu Branch White Rabbit innovative energy company (hereinafter referred to as a White Rabbit Branch) Qian Yi, vice president of the "China Business" reporter Say, which formed near the establishment of private enterprises for less than a year, mainly engaged in high-concentrating photovoltaic product development, system integration, product sales.

 "This tender, power generation equipment is mainly divided into flat-panel, condenser and film, one of flat-panel 70% of the total, concentrator and thin film accounted for 30%, which is mainly on account of flat-panel power generation because of lower cost, but in fact condenser higher conversion efficiency. "Qian Yi said at a White Rabbit Branch condenser Products advantage is obvious. "Suntech is generating the majority of flat-panel components, the efficiency of transformation of only 15% ~ 16%, White Rabbit Branch created condenser Product conversion rate has reached 38 percent, and now the world's silicon raw material prices or the very formidable, condenser the cost of the product has dropped a lot of. "

 At the bidding in order to show the top five, led by Huaneng Power giant figure has aroused criticism from many private enterprises.

 One of the private enterprises to participate in the bid to the person responsible for reporter complained, although so far the bidding is still open and transparent, but because of the involvement of the top five power generation groups, private enterprises will be reduced to a bystander, which eventually may be competition between the five giants, "very difficult to guarantee that the late bid would not be black-box operation, whose hard Backgrounds Who will be able to get this project."

 But for this argument, the Group did not agree with large-scale power generation. "Fierce battle is inevitable, but I think there should not be black-box operation, the look is entirely their own strength of various enterprises." New Energy Group, China Huadian Corporation General Office, who told reporters that the tender is to engage , everyone have their own advantages. "Suntech as such technically has business advantages, but in the management and power plant building on the experience of it is lacking, and we are building in the country of more than a dozen wind power stations, has been on the new construction and management of energy has experience, which are private enterprises which could not be compared. "The Huadian said.

 It is understood that because of the successful bidder will eventually decide a series of follow-up work, many companies prepare the binding of other enterprises to participate in a joint tender, which is the industry rules. "According to National Energy Board requirements, to participate in tender business to be responsible for power generation equipment and all ancillary facilities, a manufacturer of products it is very difficult to meet the needs of this project." Qian Yi said.

 However, according to a company to participate in the bidding for the reporter said Suntech Suntech to participate in this project Energy Engineering Co., Ltd., did not bind other equipment operators or investors, individual involved in the bidding, and may be reported from 1.8 to 2 yuan between the low-cost. "Suntech be because of the impact of financial crisis, overseas orders for solar power to reduce, Suntech once made a substantial cut and adjust the project was particularly significant for their own participation in competitive bidding, of course, can be a lot less and thus the cost aspect reported a low price, but it also caused resentment counterparts. "one insider said.

 Prior to this, Suntech also announced that 2012 will be sought at around the cost of PV down to 1 yuan per unit, in February, Suntech, Changzhou Tianhe, Zevi LDK six enterprises jointly drafted Solar power in the country seeks to improve the strategic position of the energy field of the "one dollar once the cost of photovoltaic power generation program" has been up to the Ministry of Science and Technology. "In the Dunhuang project, is likely lower than reported a low of 8, because the current cost of already expressed support for this low price." Sources told a reporter.

 However, the journalist bid on the relevant questions, as well as an interview with Suntech Price, BAO Jun Communications is responsible for people not to respond positively to this issue, saying only that "the matter is not clear do not have the relevant information can be published." Winner, is still not that the answers will be opened on the 20th.