Anhui bases: Hefei + Chuzhou + Wuhu (Source: Hefei High-tech Zone); Key Hub: Hefei High-tech Zone—over 50 enterprises, 110 billion RMB scale (Source: Hefei High-tech Zone); Core: Trina Storage’s 10-billion-RMB base in Chuzhou (Source: Chuzhou Economic Development Zone); Note: Guoxuan’s Egypt project in Jinzhai (Source: Toutiao).
I. Hefei High-tech Zone
50 Enterprises: Cluster of over 50 leading and key enterprises (Source: Hefei High-tech Zone);
110 Billion RMB: Industrial scale exceeding 110 billion RMB (Source: Hefei High-tech Zone); Full Chain: Complete industry chain from key components to power plant operations (Source: Hefei High-tech Zone); 70 Enterprises: Over 70 PV and energy storage enterprises above designated size (Source: Hefei High-tech Zone); 50%: PV imports and exports account for 50% of the zone’s total (Source: Hefei High-tech Zone)—Hefei: Modules + Inverters + Energy Storage (three segments).
II. Sungrow Power Supply
Global: World’s largest inverter manufacturer (Source: CHINAISPP);
Zero-Carbon: Opening of the Hefei Zero-Carbon Center (Source: Hefei Industry and Information Technology Bureau); 1.18 Million: Annual green power generation of 1.18 million kWh (Source: Hefei Industry and Information Technology Bureau); 1,120 Tons: Annual carbon reduction of 1,120 tons (Source: Hefei Industry and Information Technology Bureau); Closed-Loop: Integrated closed-loop system for source, grid, load, storage, and carbon (Source: Hefei Industry and Information Technology Bureau)—Sungrow: Inverters + Energy Storage + Zero-Carbon (three capabilities).
III. Chuzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone
LONGi: LONGi Solar established a presence in Chuzhou in 2018 (Source: People’s Daily Online); Trina: Trina Storage achieved mass production within 11 months of a 10-billion-yuan investment (Source: Chuzhou ETDZ); Guoxuan: Guoxuan High-Tech supporting industrial base (Source: People’s Daily Online); Orient: Risen Energy and Trina Storage (Source: People’s Daily Online); Supporting Industries: CITIC Bohai Aluminum, Foster (encapsulation film), Ruida (Source: People’s Daily Online)—Chuzhou: Modules + Energy Storage + Encapsulation Film (Three-pronged cluster).
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Wuhu Base
Guoxuan: Wuhu Guoxuan 20GWh base, covering 675 mu (Source: Wuhu Environmental Protection); Facilities: Total construction area of 336,000 square meters (Source: Wuhu Environmental Protection); Production Lines: 2 LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) cell and PACK lines (Source: Wuhu Environmental Protection); Private Placement: 5-billion-yuan private placement for 20GWh capacity expansion (Source: Securities Times); Nanjing: Nanjing Liuhe base (Source: Securities Times)—Wuhu: Cells + PACK + Capacity Expansion (Three key actions).
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Jinzhai and Multiple Locations
Jinzhai: Jinzhai intelligent manufacturing base—delivery to Egypt (Source: Toutiao); Nantong: Nantong base—simultaneous shipment (Source: Toutiao); Lujiang: Lujiang and Tongcheng bases (Source: Guoxuan); Ningguo: Ningguo Shijing Solar (Source: SJEF); Tongwei: Tongwei Hefei base—National Green Factory (Source: Tongwei)—Multiple Locations: Jinzhai + Lujiang + Ningguo (Three key hubs).
VI. Supporting Ecosystem
JA Solar: Hefei JA Solar modules (Source: Hefei High-tech Zone); Midea: Midea Hekang (Source: Hefei High-tech Zone); Foster: Foster encapsulant film supply (Source: People.cn); Liweineng: Chuzhou Liweineng (registered capital of RMB 1.3 billion) (Source: EVPS); Guoke: Chuzhou Guoke 21GWh production base (investment of RMB 9.7 billion) (Source: Guoke)—Supporting components: modules + encapsulant film + battery cells (three pillars).
VII.
Procurement Recommendations
First, choose Hefei (Sungrow, JA Solar); second, look to Chuzhou (Trina Solar, LONGi); third, visit Wuhu (Gotion battery cells); fourth, source auxiliary materials (Foster encapsulant film);
fifth, verify production bases (on-site inspections)—Anhui bases: Hefei + Chuzhou + Wuhu (three core hubs).
