Chinese and New Zealand companies discuss photovoltaic cooperation

    China Construction Bank held a photovoltaic power generation cross-border matchmaking conference in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, on the 15th. The participating companies expressed their optimism about the prospects for cooperation between the two countries in the field of Off Grid Solar Energy power generation.

    This conference invited 36 local companies from New Zealand to participate, and at the same time, the video link CCB head office and Beijing branch and China's leading photovoltaic power generation enterprises.

     Huang Yuefeng, Economic and Commercial Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in New Zealand, attended the fair via video connection. He said that the new crown epidemic has highlighted the strong resilience of China and New Zealand's economic and trade cooperation. China is still New Zealand's largest trading partner. The two sides signed the China-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement Upgrade Protocol, further sending a positive signal to the world that the two countries firmly support free trade.

    Huang Yuefeng said that China and Singapore are innovating cooperation methods and methods, exploring cooperation opportunities in many fields such as digital economy, new energy, and green economy in the post-epidemic era. He said that the fair provided a docking platform to help companies from both countries to broaden cooperation channels.

    Hu Bofei, deputy general manager of the International Business Department of CCB's head office, said in a video speech that CCB supports and is optimistic about China-New Zealand cooperation, especially in the fields of carbon neutrality and clean energy. The two countries have huge room for cooperation. The purpose of this fair is to use the local customer resources and financial service advantages of CCB New Zealand branch to help China-Singapore photovoltaic industry enterprises to connect and cooperate.

    On the same day, an online company signing ceremony was also held at the fair. The contract amount was 20 million New Zealand dollars (approximately RMB 91 million).

    Rye, chairman of Lucid Consulting, a New Zealand energy consulting company, said that photovoltaic power generation has great potential in New Zealand. The fair not only allows companies to directly cooperate with suppliers to reduce costs, but also provides companies with a package of loans, financing and insurance. solution.