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China Solar Firms Face a Year of Reckoning as Losses Mount

The sector is in the midst of an inventory glut and a price war. Trump’s tariff threat is adding to its woes

Solar panels at a photovoltaic power station at the Dunhuang Photovoltaic Industrial Park in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China, on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. China is set to see another year of record solar installation as the nation pushes for a massive renewable buildout mainly in its interior.Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

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By Bloomberg News

January 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM UTC

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Welcome to The Brink. Bloomberg News has been following the stress mounting in China’s solar energy industry and the grim outlook for 2025. We also look at real estate developers China Vanke, Sunac and Hong Kong-based builder New World Development. Follow this link to subscribe. Send us feedback and tips at debtnews@bloomberg.net.

Credit risks are mounting fast in China’s world-leading solar energy industry.