Foreign Exchange Risks
The Group principally operates its businesses in Mainland China with most of its transactions settled in RMB. Apart from certain bank borrowings, borrowings from related parties as well as cash and cash equivalents, the Group’s assets and liabilities are mainly denominated in RMB. The Group held borrowings denominated in Japanese Yen (“JPY”) and United States Dollars (“USD”) during the Year. Volatility of RMB exchange rate against JPY and USD may increase the exchange risks of the Group, thus affecting its financial position and operating results. As at 31 December 2024, the Group’s borrowings denominated in foreign currencies amounted to RMB906,805,000 (31 December 2023: RMB926,998,000), which accounted for only 0.46% (31 December 2023: 0.55%) of the total debts of the Group, representing relatively low foreign exchange risk exposure.
The Group will continue to keep track of the movements of exchange rates and, if necessary, take responsive measures to avoid excessive foreign exchange risks.
Funding Risks
With the Group’s strengthened efforts in developing all kinds of new energy and innovative technology projects, funding adequacy has become an important issue for the Group. The financing market is affected by a number of factors such as the liquidity of the lending market, interest rates and the economic environment, which in turn may also affect the effectiveness and costs of the Group’s borrowing. Financing in the form of perpetual debt instruments has significantly increased the financial resources available to the Group. In addition, the Group has always leveraged its capability of accessing Mainland China and overseas markets to optimize its funding sources in all aspects, increase its credit facilities and lower its financing costs. Moreover, the financial services framework agreement with SPIC Financial also facilitates the mitigation of funding risks.
As at 31 December 2024, the Group had sufficient available unutilized financing facilities amounting to RMB50,774,060,000 (31 December 2023: RMB42,848,259,000). The Group will refinance and restructure the existing loan terms when appropriate to safeguard against funding risks. As the Group will be able to meet its liabilities as and when they fall due within the next twelve months, the annual results and consolidated financial statements therefore have been prepared on a going concern basis.
Risks of Policy Changes
The electricity reform will further accelerate the pace of new energy’s full participation in the power market. The proportion of new energy in the market will be on the rise and electricity tariffs may face greater downward adjustment pressure. The Group will strengthen the review of the market conditions and the analysis of economic activities, closely monitor key indicators such as electricity volume and tariffs, and optimize the priority and structure of power generation to strive for opportunities to generate electricity and promote electricity sales. In addition, it will continue to optimize various types of power sources to flexibly respond to the changing market environment.
