HSBC issued a bullish report on China?s solar industry this morning, saying that Beijing is now dead serious about controlling pollution. The bank upgraded its China solar demand outlook from 12GW to 15GW for 2015, and from 14GW to 16GW for 2016.
China is already the world?s largest market for solar. Beijing has set an ambitious goal 100GW of installed solar copacities by 2020.
China?s need to diversify away from its dependence on coal, which still makes up around two-thirds of of the energy mix, is well understood. We are all choking in foul air here!
The more important question is implementation. Last year, Beijing insisted that the industry switch from the giant desert solar farms, or the utility scale generations, to smaller seaboard rooftops, or distributed systems. But the industry was not ready. As a result, in 2014, China likely have installed only 10.5GW solar systems, smaller than 2013?s 12GW......
HSBC likes manufacturers for upstream polysilicon, the raw material for making solar modules, because ?technical entry barriers are higher for poly and wafer makers.? The bank likes GCL Poly (3800.HK) and has a price target of 2.70 Hong Kong dollars. GCL closed at HK$1.70 on Tuesday in Hong Kong.
HSBC also likes the downstream project development companies that engage in high-tech solar engineering, procurement and constructions (EPC). The bank likes China Singyes Solar (750.HK) and has a price target of HK$15.20.....#
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