BEIJING (AP) China's troubled solar panel maker Suntech Power Holdings Ltd. says it is in line to receive a $150 million investment from a company controlled by its hometown government following a debt default.
Suntech said it has received an investment letter of intent from Wuxi Guolian Development (Group) Co.
Suntech's CEO said in a statement it is not a firm commitment but "an important step in restructuring of the company."
Suntech, based in the eastern city of Wuxi, and other solar panel manufacturers have been battered by price-cutting wars triggered by a glut of production capacity in the global industry.
Suntech's main Chinese subsidiary, Wuxi Suntech Power Co., was forced into Chinese bankruptcy court in March after missing a $541 million payment to bondholders.
