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FCC Ban Jolts Inverter Stocks: Sungrow Tumbles 10% Intraday, Existing Products Still Allowed
The US Federal Communications Commission has added Chinese-made new-type inverters and advanced robots to its restricted list. The rule takes effect immediately but applies only to new models not yet on the market. Existing units already in use or approved in the United States are not affected. Hit by the news, China's A-share inverter sector opened under pressure on the 29th. Leader Sungrow plunged as much as 10 percent intraday before closing down 4.93 percent. GoodWe, Kstar, and Chint Power all fell more than 3 percent in early trading but narrowed losses by the close. Kehua Data, SolaX Power, Sofar Solar, Sineng Electric, Ginlong Technologies, and Deye shares gradually recovered and turned positive. The China Photovoltaic Industry Association said the policy is not a blanket ban but will significantly raise compliance requirements for new products entering the US market. Companies need to pay attention to production location, software security, remote access mechanisms, and supply chain transparency, and evaluate conditional approval application pathways. An executive at a listed inverter company said the ban will no longer approve new inverter models for certification in the United States, so it mainly affects future product sales. Existing products are not impacted, and already certified models can still be sold to the US market. Over the past month, shares of global energy storage giant Sungrow have fallen by as much as one-third, wiping out over 100 billion yuan in market value. Chairman Cao Renxian has proposed a share buyback of 500 million to 1 billion yuan using the company's own or self-raised funds for equity incentives or employee stock ownership plans.