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In brief in China: Zhonghuan, Gaojing, Jinchen, Xinte, 182mm promotion

Zhonghuan Semiconductor has found that buyers are not accepting the price of its wafers.

It reduced its tariffs by RMB 0.05 per piece, or less than RMB 0.01 per watt. LONGi has not changed its tariffs since 25 May

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Gaojing Solar Energy has commissioned its 50 GW wafer plant in Qinghai province. For the moment only 15 GW are operational. Another 15 GW will be operational in November. Xinte Energy will supply 152,400 tonnes of silicon between July 2021 and 2025

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/18/chinese-pv-industry-brief-50-gw-wafer-factory-commissioned-in-qinghai-province/

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Chinese equipment manufacturer Jinchen will supply 10 GW of solar panel production lines to various Indian companies

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/17/chinas-jinchen-holds-10-gw-of-solar-production-line-orders-from-india/

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Chinese manufacturers of panels using 182 mm square cells (JinkoSolar, Longi and JA Solar) are back at it again, claiming that this format provides the lowest cost of electricity as they offer lower costs for panel supports (racks), for foundations, for land.

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/17/jinkosolar-longi-ja-solar-claim-182mm-modules-offer-lowest-lcoe-for-utility-scale-solar/

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Silicon manufacturer Xinte Energy wants to increase its production capacity by 100,000 tonnes by setting up a new factory in Inner Mongolia. The total cost is expected to be RMB 3.5bn ($546m) and will take 18 months to complete. Major shareholder TBEA will increase its stake in Xinte.

https://www.pv-tech.org/xinte-energy-plots-share-issue-to-pay-down-new-polysilicon-facility/

PV Tech of 15 June 2021

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China plans to deploy 16 GW of residential PV this year.

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/15/chinese-pv-industry-brief-new-incentives-for-rooftop-pv-tbea-increases-stake-in-xinte/