漢能轉向境外市場 Hanergy turns to overseas solar markets

Hanergy Group, the Chinese solar energy company that shed 2,000 employees this summer, is turning towards overseas markets as difficulties mount in China.

今夏裁減2000名員工的中國太陽能企業漢能集團(Hanergy Group)正在轉向境外市場。目前中國國內市場的局面越來越困難。

The company is wooing business from governments across Africa, the Middle East and the Pacific and this week said it had signed a deal to supply 1GW of solar and wind power in Jordan.

該公司正在從非洲、中東和太平洋地區各國政府爭取業務，本週宣佈其已簽署一項協議，在約旦提供1吉瓦太陽能和風力發電裝機容量。

The thin film group hosted delegates from more than 20 developing countries this summer to promote its solar panels, even though shares in its Hong Kong-listed subsidiary have been suspended since May, when a half-hour plunge wiped out half its value.

這家薄膜集團今夏接待了20多個發展中國家的代表，向他們推介漢能的太陽能電池板，即便該集團在香港上市的子公司股票已在5月被停牌，此前該股在半小時期間暴跌，一半市值蒸發。

In June, Hanergy’s vice-president said a 400MW project in Ghana, equivalent to roughly one-fifth of that country’s installed power capacity, was “at a key stage”. Earlier in the year, it committed to provide solar power to a casino project in Saipan, with the possibility of expanding to other Pacific islands including Pulau and Guam.

6月，漢能的副總裁表示，加納的一個400兆瓦項目（差不多相當於該國發電裝機容量的五分之一）正處於“一個關鍵階段”。今年早些時候，該集團承諾向塞班島的一個賭場項目提供太陽能發電設施，並有可能擴展到其他太平洋島嶼，包括帕勞和關島。

Hanergy’s push overseas comes as many countries line up their commitments to produce low-carbon energy ahead of an international meeting in Paris in December that is supposed to conclude with a deal to limit emissions of carbon and other greenhouse gases that can cause dangerous global warming.

漢能向海外進軍之際，許多國家紛紛在12月巴黎全球氣候變化會議之前承諾生產低碳能源。巴黎會議應該會締結一項限制二氧化碳和其他溫室氣體排放量的協定。這些排放可導致危險的全球變暖。

Hanergy in May signed an agreement with UNAids, an organisation that coordinates UN agencies’ work on Aids, to partner on clean power in Africa. The association with UNAids could help Hanergy connect with decision makers in African nations, sources close to Hanergy said.

漢能在5月與聯合國艾滋病規劃署(UNAids)簽署協議，合作在非洲發展清潔能源。接近漢能的消息人士表示，與聯合國艾滋病規劃署攜手，可能有助於漢能說服非洲國家的決策者。

Solar power is seen as particularly promising for some of the world’s poorest nations, since solar farms can be much smaller than traditional thermal power plants and still improve local electricity supply. But the power generation is weather-dependent, and dust and sharp temperature changes in arid or desert regions can quickly reduce the panels’ performance.

太陽能發電被視爲對世界上一些最貧窮的國家特別有前景，因爲太陽能發電廠的規模可以比傳統熱電廠小得多，但仍能改善當地電力供應。但是，這種發電方式依賴天氣，而且乾旱或沙漠地區的塵土和劇烈溫度變化可能快速降低電池板的性能。

To guard against deterioration over time, many purchasers require warranties that the panels will continue to perform near full efficiency for 10 years or more.

爲了防範性能隨着時間的推移而惡化，許多買家要求獲得保證，即太陽能電池板將在接近最高效率的狀態下運行10年或更長時間。

For Hanergy, development of overseas markets comes as questions have been raised about its performance in China.

對於漢能，在拓展海外市場的同時，其在中國的表現受到了質疑。

This year, the Financial Times has detailed its heavy reliance on sales between the parent and the listed unit and unusual trading patterns in the listed unit, Hanergy Thin Film Power. The listed company said last month it had cut 2,000 jobs as it registered a net loss in the first half, following the unwinding of contracts with the Beijing-based parent group.

今年以來，英國《金融時報》詳細介紹了漢能嚴重依賴於母公司和上市子公司之間的銷售往來，以及上市公司漢能薄膜發電(Hanergy Thin Film Power)股票的不尋常交易規律。上市公司上月表示，其已裁減2000職位，與總部位於北京的母公司解除一些合約後，上半年錄得淨虧損。

One of the three Chinese companies that earlier this year entered agreements to buy Hanergy panels and shares in its listed unit has since backed out. In August the listed unit sold its 25MW solar farm in California to the local power utility.

今年早些時候與漢能簽約、購買其太陽能電池板和上市公司股票的三家中國企業中，已有一家解除協議。8月份，上市公司向加利福尼亞的一家本地電力公司銷售了一個25兆瓦太陽能發電場。

Hanergy is retooling some of its factories to a more advanced technology developed by its German subsidiary Solibro, while other factories have never reached full operational capacity. Visitors say warehouses in its flagship Chinese plant near Chengdu are full of unsold panels.

漢能正在更新旗下一些工廠的機器設備，採用由德國子公司Solibro開發的更先進的技術，同時還有一些工廠從未開動全部產能。訪問者透露，漢能在成都附近的中國旗艦工廠的倉庫堆滿了未售出的太陽能電池板。

Hanergy’s other overseas ventures include a mega-dam project in Myanmar, still under construction, and energy investments in Pakistan.

漢能的其他境外項目包括緬甸一個在建的大型水壩，以及巴基斯坦的能源投資。