What is the "Right Size" for Solar PV Companies? Interesting thoughts from a US expat in China

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renewableenergyworld.com 22 Sep '12, 11pm

What is the "Right Size" for Solar PV Companies? Interesting thoughts from a US expat in China

Traditional consolidation in industries suffering from overcapacity typically sees stronger companies merge and weaker ones close, resulting in a healthier, more sustainable sector where everyone is profitable. But such conventional "right sizing" is less common in China, where struggling companies in strategic industries are often kept alive through financial and other support from local governments that are highly reluctant to let those ventures simply fail or be purchased by outsiders. Such artificial support may save jobs, but it does nothing to solve the overcapacity problem that created the need for consolidation in the first place. That's exactly the dilemma facing China's struggling solar sector, which is now posting huge losses even though we've yet to see players close or merge despite a flurry of such activity in the West. In the absence of proper consolidation,...

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