本次投资项目的资金来源为公司自有或自筹资金，公司预计将通过股债结合的方式筹集项目建设资金，包括但不限于银行融资、发行可转债、发行优先股、配股、非公开发行股份等方式，具体融资方向、融资计划尚未确定，暂未签署相关融资协议。该项目的实施不会对公司本年度现金流及相关财务等造成风险，但如果以后融资不能及时到位，有可能会拖延项目的进度，如果负债金额较大，有可能会增加财务费用。 1. Guangzhou Great Power Energy and Technology plans to invest 5 billion yuan to build a 10GWh cell and energy storage system manufacturing plant, etc.; 2. Since the beginning of this year, Guangzhou Great Power Energy and Technology has announced multiple battery production line and industrial fund investment plans, involving an amount of over 3 billion yuan.
According to Caixin News on November 19 (reporter Zeng Chuchu and Liu Yue), after multiple investment plans were announced, Guangzhou Great Power Energy and Technology (300438.SZ) intends to invest another 5 billion yuan to construct energy storage cells and energy storage system manufacturing projects.
Guangzhou Great Power Energy and Technology announced that the company plans to invest in the construction of a 10GWh cell and energy storage system manufacturing plant and an independent shared energy storage research and development base project in Guangde City, Anhui Province, with a total planned investment of 5 billion yuan. The project will be constructed in two phases, with the first phase scheduled to be completed and put into production by September 2025, and the second phase implemented according to the investment plan.
The funding for this investment project comes from the company’s own funds or self-raised funds. The company expects to raise project construction funds through a combination of equity and debt, including but not limited to bank financing, issuing convertible bonds, issuing preferred shares, rights issues, and off-market issuance of shares, etc. The specific financing direction and financing plan have not yet been determined, and no relevant financing agreements have been signed. The implementation of this project will not pose risks to the company’s cash flow and related finances for this year, but if future financing is not in place in a timely manner, it may delay the project schedule. If the debt amount is large, it may increase the financial costs.
As of the third quarter report, Guangzhou Great Power Energy and Technology has cash assets of 1.378 billion yuan, which is far from meeting the 5 billion yuan investment plan. Since the beginning of this year, Guangzhou Great Power Energy and Technology has announced multiple battery production line and industrial fund investment plans, involving an amount of over 3 billion yuan.
In October, Guangzhou Great Power Energy and Technology announced that the company intends to build a new project in Zhengyang County, Zhumadian City, with a daily production capacity of 0.03 million small power square aluminum shell lithium-ion batteries and a daily production capacity of 0.5 million capacitive lithium-ion batteries, with a total planned investment of 1 billion yuan.
In addition, the company signed a supplemental agreement to the partnership agreement of Zhumadian New Energy Venture Capital Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) with CICC Huirong, Zhumadian Huanghuai Fund, and Zhanzhen New Industry Fund. The company subscribes for a contribution of 0.2 billion yuan, with a contribution ratio of 40%.
Previously in July, Guangzhou Great Power Energy and Technology announced plans to invest in the construction of a 10GWh energy storage cell and system integration project and a 1GWh semi-solid battery project, where the fixed asset investment for the energy storage project is approximately 1.8 billion yuan (RMB), and the fixed asset investment for the semi-solid battery project is approximately 0.5 billion yuan (RMB).
As for the frequently rising hot topic of the "next generation battery," the solid state battery, guangzhou great power energy and technology also has a layout. The company's solid state battery R&D roadmap shows that it is expected to start pilot R&D and small-scale production in 2025, and officially establish the production line for mass production in 2026.
From small power batteries, energy storage batteries, semi-solid state batteries to solid state batteries, this investment also expands towards downstream independent energy storage stations. Guanzhou great power energy and technology can be said to have ventured into all routes of batteries. Regarding this investment, guangzhou great power energy and technology stated in the announcement that this investment is in line with the company's global strategy and will further optimize the company's capacity layout, enhance the influence and overall competitiveness of the company's business, and meet the needs for future business development and market expansion.
