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Thursday, August 08 2019 - 23:00
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LONGi Reaches Record Bankability Rating in Latest Bloomberg NEF Results
XI'AN, China, Aug. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/--

LONGi Solar, a subsidiary of LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd, has 
recorded its highest-ever bankability rating in the recently released Bloomberg 
New Energy Finance (BNEF) Solar Module & Inverter Bankability 2019.

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LONGi reaches record bankability rating in latest Bloomberg NEF results

BNEF surveyed banks, funds, developers, EPCs and technical due diligence firms 
which brands out of 48 modules manufacturers they considered bankable (i.e. can 
be used in solar projects with non-recourse debt). In the 2019 results, LONGi 
rose significantly to 91%, its highest ever, a clear indication of LONGi's 
maturity as an established brand in the industry.

LONGi also received a "star" indicating it is a "Top Performer" PV Evolution 
Labs (PVEL) 2019 PV Module Reliability Scorecard. LONGi modules earned "Top 
Performer" among all 4 PVEL's test categories of damp heat, thermal cycling, 
mechanical load and potential induced degradation (PID) tests.

BNEF also named the "Top 15 PV Module brands used in term loan financed 
projects" since July 1, 2017. The leading 3 brands supplied almost 5GW of term 
financed deals. LONGI is the second most used brand with 1,447 MW deals 
financed. 

LONGi has also ranked as the most creditworthy module manufacturer. BNEF uses 
the Altman-Z score - a combination of financial ratios - to access the 
creditworthiness of manufacturers. It is an indicator of the risk of a company 
filing for bankruptcy in the next 2 years. LONGi was accessed at a score of 3.1 
which indicates strong financial health and bankruptcy to be highly unlikely. 
LONGi's Altman-Z score is the highest among pure play module manufactures.

In addition to LONGi's bankability and reliability, the firm is also operating 
at scale as one of the largest solar manufacturers both in terms of existing 
and planned production capacity. According to PV Tech's on-going analysis of 
global capacity expansion announcements, LONGi Solar's total nameplate module 
assembly capacity should exceed 13GW in 2019, becomes world's largest module 
manufacturer with latest expansion. 

SOURCE: LONGi Solar

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