"Not bad!"

Thomas nodded with a solemn face.

"The board of directors has discussed that with such a big investment, we can't find partners anywhere else, so instead of facing the oppression of oil companies in other places, it is better to start from scratch in Huaxia."

"We won't invest all at once, the company doesn't have that much money in its account, and the construction of a total of about five square kilometers of solar power stations is the limit of our funds."

"So, we plan to take it step by step, first to build a five-square-kilometer solar power plant and put it into operation."

"After that, through this power station, we will find ways to obtain financing from other channels and gradually build it, which is probably the most feasible way for us at present."

The middle-aged man surnamed Wang froze this time, looked at Thomas's stubborn face, and sighed in his heart.

This is really a modern version of the foolish man moving mountains!

The five-square-kilometer solar power station is really put into use, with a total annual power generation of about 10 billion kWh, sold to the local power grid, and the gross profit is only 2 billion yuan per kWh!

In other words, even if they don't pay taxes and invest all their profits in expansion, they will build a solar power plant of up to one square kilometer a year!

How many years will it take them to get to scale?

Mr. Wang, a representative of the Department of Energy, stared at Thomas for a long time before he was sure that he was not joking with him, but that the board of directors of Northern California Solar Energy Corporation had made the decision.

But it is also true that Northern California Solar has completely offended the big conglomerates, and even if they return to the United States, they will be met with unimaginable resistance.

The big conglomerates will not let them go, and will continue to pursue their technology for the production of solar sheets.

They chose to stay in Huaxia for development, but they were also forced to do so.

The gross profit of 2 billion yuan is not worth mentioning for an international operating company.

But in China, two billion is not a small number.

Just look at A-shares, listed companies with profits of 2 billion yuan have a market value of at least 40 billion yuan, and they are all leading enterprises in various places.

If the Northern California company makes up its mind and takes root in China, then this small profit is enough for all shareholders to be happy.

This thought quickly turned in his mind, and a smile immediately appeared on his face: "Since your company has decided to develop in our country, then of course we welcome it with both hands." ”

"We are vigorously promoting urbanization, and electricity consumption is always tight."

"Your company can work hand in hand with us to promote economic development, we are too late to be grateful, I don't know if your company has any other requirements?"

Mr. Wang smiled and listened.

In 2008, China's total electricity supply was about 3,433.4 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, and the five-square-kilometer solar power station of the Northern California Solar Energy Company could supply up to 10 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity every year, which was far from solving the problem of contradiction between supply and demand.

However, something is better than nothing.

These power supplies can more or less meet the power demand of some regions.

It's just that the other party will never go to the deserted northwest region and set up camp there.

Transporting electricity from the northwest to the interior, where is it still profitable for them?

When it comes to it, they want to maximize profits, and the best place to build is along the coast.

These places have abundant sunshine and a huge annual amount of solar energy, so they are the only places that can be used to reduce power loss.

That's what they're going to do.

"Mr. Wang, we want a piece of land first, ten square kilometers of land! for us to build a solar power plant. ”

"Moreover, we hope to be in the coastal area, according to our investigation, the coastal area is the most economically developed area in China, with strong consumption capacity and strong demand for electricity."

"The electricity we generate can be sold locally without having to be transported over long distances."

As he expected, Thomas was blunt, indicating the idea of the Northern California Solar Energy Company to build a solar power plant along the coast.

Mr. Wang always had a smile on his face, but he was very embarrassed in his heart.

The southeast coast is indeed in great need of electricity supply, not to mention a five-kilometer or ten-kilometer power station, or a two-hundred, five-hundred-square-kilometer solar power station, and all the electricity can be absorbed.

The problem is the ground!

Northern California Solar Energy, if they choose to be in the Northwest Territories, they can grant them as much land as they want.

It is vast and sparsely populated, with millions of square kilometers of wasteland.

Thomas: Even if they occupy one square kilometer, and then empty one square kilometer, there is no problem at all.

But the coastal area is different.

Thomas: They saw that the coastal areas were economically developed, which was naturally not wrong, and it was indeed suitable for investment.

However, it is precisely because of the developed economy, the proximity to the sea, and the convenient transportation that the foreign-funded enterprises that initially came to China to invest are basically located there.

The Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta, where is there such a large vacant land for Thomas to use to build a solar power station?

Of course, if you have to say something, it's not completely nothing.

But that's the agricultural area that remains, and it's all taken out of the industrial land.

It's an absolute red line for arable land!

Besides, even if there are ten square kilometers of land, it is impossible to give them them!

Ten square kilometers, which is about the area of 1,428 standard football fields, what is it used for, and it can't receive a huge return?

Take it to Northern California Solar Energy, how much can they pay for this land?

The construction cost of 1.8 billion square kilometers?

1.8 billion doesn't even have to pay for the purchase of this land!

(One square kilometer is equal to one million square meters, and the price of one square meter of land in the Pearl River Delta at that time was about 4,000-7,000, even if it was calculated according to 4,000, it would be 4 billion.) ）

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Mr. Wang's mind, and he kept smiling and saying some polite words in his mouth.

Weigh the pros and cons clearly.

He immediately said: "On behalf of the Ministry of Energy, I would like to welcome Mr. Thomas's investment in China, and we have always spared no effort to support foreign investors, especially in such high-tech and energy fields." ”

"But in the coastal areas, the problem of land shortage is not a day or two."

"The phenomenon of industrial land and commercial land grabbing agricultural land is very common and tricky."

"But Mr. Thomas, please rest assured, we will study it carefully, and we will definitely find a suitable land for your company to meet the needs of your company in the construction of power stations."

"Thank you so much! We don't plan to go out these days, just waiting for Mr. Wang's good news at the hotel! Thomas smiled at Mr. Chong Wang in a pun.

Everyone got to the point, and there was no need to take them around the various attractions and kill time.

"Hahaha! No problem! ”

Mr. Wang didn't feel embarrassed at all, laughed, and shook hands with Thomas goodbye.

It wasn't until he walked out of the room that his brow furrowed.

There is no doubt about finding a piece of land for Northern California Solar Energy.

He is also full of expectations for Thomas to say that he will seek other ways to raise funds internationally.

If Thomas can find investors to invest heavily in the construction of solar power plants, the country will be optimistic.

It would be even better if the scale of the entire power station could be increased tenfold to 50 or even 100 square kilometers.

But where are they going to find them such a large piece of wasteland, which is not developed and will not be used for any other purpose?

Mr. Wang smiled wryly and shook his head.

Northern California Solar Energy is not easy to leave, it is troublesome to stay, there are many problems, this is really nerve-wracking!