Exhibit
4.72

     

    English Translation of
Chinese Language Document

    


    Long-term
Sales Contract

    Contract
No.: XS120090004C04

    Signing
Place: Jiangning District, Nanjing

    Signing
Date: 2008-11-19

     


    
      
        	
                The
      Seller: China Sunergy (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.

              	 
      	
                The
      Buyer: CEEG (Shanghai) Solar Science & Technology Co.,
      Ltd.

              
	
                Address:
      No. 123 West Focheng Road, Jiangning Economy and Technology Development
      Zone, Nanjing

              	 
      	
                Address:
      No. 68 West Gangde Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai

              
	
                Postal
      code: 211100

              	 
      	
                Postal
      code:

              
	
                Legal
      representative: Tingxiu Lu

              	 
      	
                Legal
      representative: Zhifang Cai

              
	
                Contact:

              	 
      	
                Contact:

              
	
                Tel:
      025-52766701

              	 
      	
                Tel:
      021-57850711

              
	
                Tax:
      025-52766767

              	
                  

              	
                Fax:
      021-57850700

              


      

    

    The
Seller and the Buyer agree, after mutual consultation, to execute this contract
in accordance with the following terms and conditions:

    1. Goods
content

    
      
        	
                Subject

              	
                Specification

              	
                Efficiency

              	
                Quantity.

              	
                Unit
      price

                (Yuan
      / W)

              	
                Total
      amount

                (RMB)

              
	
                 

                Solar
      cells (including  A, A2, A3)

              	
                Monocrystalline
      125

              	
                ≥15%

              	
                20MW

              	
                RMB
      19.5/W

              	
                Around
      RMB 380,000,000

              
	
                Polycrystalline
      156

              	
                ≥14%

              	
                10MW

              	
                RMB
      19.5/W

              	
                Around
      RMB 195,000,000

              
	
                Monocrystalline
      156

              	
                ≥15%

              	
                5MW

              	
                RMB
      19.5/W

              	
                Around
      RMB 97,500,000

              
	
                Total

              	 
      	 
      	
                35MW

              	 
      	
                Around
      RMB 672,500,000

              
	
                Total
      amount (in words):Around RMB six hundred seventy-two million five hundred
      thousand

              
	
                Remarks:
      1. The price is for January through March 2009 and will be renegotiated
      every three months and includes 17% value-added tax.

                 2.
      If the contract price is 3% more / less than the current market price, the
      parties may renegotiate the price by supplementary
agreements.

                 3.
      Contract term: twelve months (January 2009 to December 2009).

                 

              


      

    

     


    2.
Schedule and terms of payment

    2.1 The
Buyer shall, within three working days after receiving each shipping order
containing specific power list from the Seller, remit the payment for that batch
into the account designated by the Seller according to the quantity and amount
specified in the shipping order. The Seller agrees to grant the Buyer a credit
facility of RMB20 million and a credit term of one month. When accumulated
receivables of the Seller exceed RMB20 million or one-month credit term, the
Buyer shall initiate payment procedure and pay up such payment. Otherwise, the
Seller is entitled to stop delivery and resume the performance of delivery
obligations after the Buyer makes such payment.  If the Buyer fails to
pay up such payment within the term agreed, it shall pay to the Seller a default
penalty of 0.04% of the total payment delayed per day.

    2.2 Bank
account designated by the Seller


    
      
         


      

      
        1

        
          

        

      

      
         


      

    

     


    Account
at Jiangning Sub-branch of China Merchants Bank: 078002380175610001

    


    3.
Packing requirements

    The goods
shall be packed in carton boxes suitable for highway transportation so as to
meet requirements of domestic long-distance and long-time transportation.
Packing costs shall be borne by the Seller.

    


    4. Place
and term of delivery

    4.1 Place
of delivery: the Seller’s location.

    4.2 The
Buyer shall be responsible for the transportation and the corresponding
insurance of the goods.  If the Buyer requires the Seller to handle
the transportation affairs for it, it shall bear the costs and risks of the
transportation and shall buy insurance by itself.

    4.3
Delivery schedule

    From
January 2009 to December 2009

    
      
        	 
      	
                Delivery
      quantity (MW/month)

              
	
                Time
      of delivery

              	
                S125

              	
                M156

              	
                S156

              	
                Total:

              
	
                Jan.
      2009

              	
                1.67MW

              	
                0.33MW

              	
                \

              	
                2MW

              
	
                Feb.
      2009

              	
                1.67MW

              	
                0.33MW

              	
                \

              	
                2MW

              
	
                Mar.
      2009

              	
                1.67MW

              	
                0.33MW

              	
                \

              	
                2MW

              
	
                Apr.
      2009

              	
                1.67MW

              	
                1MW

              	
                0.33MW

              	
                3MW

              
	
                May
      2009

              	
                1.67MW

              	
                1MW

              	
                0.33MW

              	
                3MW

              
	
                Jun.
      2009

              	
                1.67MW

              	
                1MW

              	
                0.33MW

              	
                3MW

              
	
                Jul.
      2009

              	
                1.67MW

              	
                1MW

              	
                0.67MW

              	
                3.34MW

              
	
                Aug.
      2009

              	
                1.67MW

              	
                1MW

              	
                0.67MW

              	
                3.34MW

              
	
                Sept.
      2009

              	
                1.67MW

              	
                1MW

              	
                0.67MW

              	
                3.34MW

              
	
                Oct.
      2009

              	
                1.67MW

              	
                1MW

              	
                0.67MW

              	
                3.34MW

              
	
                Nov.
      2009

              	
                1.67MW

              	
                1MW

              	
                0.67MW

              	
                3.34MW

              
	
                Dec.
      2009

              	
                1.67MW

              	
                1MW

              	
                0.67MW

              	
                3.34MW

              


      

    

    4.4 The
Seller shall deliver the goods pursuant to the delivery schedule and shall
provide value-added tax invoices to the Buyer within 15 days after the delivery.
Shipment in installments is allowed in each month.

    


    5.
Quality requirements and technical standards

    See
Appendix I for quality requirements and technical standards (Article 5.4 thereof
is not applicable).

    


    6.
Damage

    6.1
Damage during transportation

    Damage of
not more than 0.5% of the cells is allowed on a monthly delivery
basis.

    For
damage exceeding such limit due to the Seller’s improper packing, the Seller
shall be responsible for replacing the damaged cells and shall properly
transport and handle the redelivered cells in accordance with the stipulations
hereunder. The Seller may bear expenses incurred thereby, if
necessary.

    The
preceding provisions are not applicable to damage during transportation caused
by the carrier or any factor beyond control of the Seller.

    6.2
Damage during packaging process

    Subject
to the normal industrial operation standard, the following breakage ratio during
the packaging process of the solar cells is allowed:


    
      
         


      

      
        2

        
          

        

      

      
         


      

    

     


    -Breakage
rate of 2.00% is allowed, in case that the thickness of the solar cell is not
more than 220μm
..

    For
damage exceeding such limit, the Seller shall be responsible for replacing the
damaged cells and shall properly transport and handle the redelivered cells in
accordance with the stipulations hereunder. The Seller may bear expenses
incurred thereby, if necessary.

    


    7.
Quantity and quality inspection and objection

    The Buyer
shall complete quantity and quality inspection in accordance with the standard
prescribed hereunder within seven days after picking up the goods. Any quantity
and quality claims shall be issued by the Buyer in writing within three days of
detection, and shall be inspected by a third party agreed upon by both parties,
if necessary.  If the Buyer fails to raise a claim within ten days
after picking up the goods, the Seller’s products shall be deemed as
qualified.

    


    8. Force
majeure

    If any
party fails to perform the contract due to any force majeure event, the affected
party shall notify the other party in writing within seven days upon the
occurrence of such event, and shall present written evidence issued by the
relevant authority within fifteen days upon the end of such event. The affected
party could be partially or wholly exempted from the liabilities in the light of
the impact caused by such force majeure event. Where an event of force majeure
occurs after the party’s delay in performance, the defaulting party shall
not be exempted from its liabilities.

    


    9.
Confidentiality

    The
parties hereto and their respective employees, agents, representatives and
counsels shall treat the terms and conditions under this contract and any of its
supplementary agreements as business secrets and shall not disclose the
information to any third party without consent of the other party. Otherwise,
the defaulting party shall compensate as much as twice of the direct or indirect
losses to the other party.

    


    10.
Transfer of Contractual Rights and Obligations

    Neither
party may transfer all or part of the rights and obligations hereunder without
written consent of the other party.

    


    11.
Termination

    11.1
After the contract takes effect, neither party may unilaterally rescind the
contract. In the event that one party rescinds the contract without consent of
the other party, it shall be liable to the other party for all losses incurred
thereby.

    11.2
Termination conditions of this contract:

    11.2.1
The Buyer fails to perform its payment obligations hereunder and fails to remedy
such nonperformance or breach of obligations within 30 days after receiving
written notice from the Seller.

    11.2.2
Either party becomes bankrupt, files bankruptcy application or is undergoing
corporate reorganization, or either party has filed a similar application, or
either party is in liquidation.

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    12.
Integrity Assurance 


    It shall
be deemed as damage to the other party’s interest if any party and its staff
directly or indirectly give, in the name of the company or an individual, a gift
of money, valuables, securities or provide an improper interest in other forms
to any employee of the other party, or if any party and its staff carries out a
transaction similar to this contract, in the name of the company or an
individual, with any employee of the other party or any third person introduced
by such employee. The damaging party shall compensate as much as twice of the
direct or indirect losses incurred by the damaged party for such reason, and
shall be liable for the liquidated damages of 20% of the amount of this contract
per breach (up to RMB 1,000,000).

    The
integrity report method: Supervision Report Mailbox: JC@Chinasunergy.com, Report
Phone Number: 86-25-5276 6726

    


    13.
Dispute resolution

    Any and
all disputes arising from the validity, performance or interpretation of this
contract shall first be resolved by the parties through amicable consultation.
In case no settlement can been reached through consultation, the disputes shall
be governed by the people’s court of first instance with jurisdiction where the
Buyer is located.  All related fees paid for litigation (including
attorney fees, travel fees, evidence collection fees, notarization fees and
litigation fees, etc) shall be borne by the losing party.

    


    14.
Miscellaneous

    14.1 The
contract shall take effect upon being sealed by the parties hereof or signature
by special authorized agents. In case the contract text covers more than one
page, seal on the perforation shall be affixed.

    14.2 The
contract is in duplicate, with each party holding one counterpart respectively.
The two counterparts shall have the same legal effect. The parties hereof shall
send the original contract to each other within three working days of the date
hereof. A fax copy shall have the same effect as the original.

    14.3 In
case of any discrepancy between Appendix I and this contract, this contract
shall prevail. Any matters not covered herein shall be mutually negotiated by
both parties and set forth in the supplementary agreements, which shall have the
same legal effect as the Contract.

    


    
      
        	
                The
      Seller: China Sunergy (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.

              	 
      	
                The
      Buyer: CEEG (Shanghai) Solar Science & Technology Co.,
      Ltd.

              
	
                Signature/seal:
      /s/

              	 
      	
                Signature/seal:
      /s/

              
	
                Date:

              	
                  

              	
                Date:

              


      

    
 

    
      
         


      

      
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