Power Impulse - Utilities & Renewables Weekly Summary
Key Highlights
- HK utilities was the best performing sector, rising 5.3% WoW from 16 Jun to 22 Jun.
- Nuclear also showed positive performance, up 0.7% WoW.
- Spot polysilicon price fell 0.33% WoW to USD15.30/kg.
- Spot wafer price remained flat at USD0.804/piece.
- Qinhuangdao spot coal price (5,500 kcal/kg, Shanxi Premium Blended) dropped 0.5% WoW to CNY403/tonne.
Market News
Asian Countries Developing Renewables
- Indonesia increased its 2016 renewable energy budget five times, from USD165m to USD824m, with distributed solar PV as a key focus.
- India has a robust solar target of 100GW by 2022.
- The analyst believes the increased solar development in Asia could offset lower demand in Europe and drive demand for solar components.
- Component makers like GCL-Poly (3800 HK) are expected to benefit.
- Solar project developers such as GCL New Energy (451 HK) and Xinyi Solar (968 HK) may gain more overseas projects.
China-Argentina Wind Farm Development
- China and Argentina signed an agreement for a 200MW solar farm project, the largest in Latin America.
- Estimated investment is USD440m.
- This project is expected to promote the export of Chinese new energy technology and equipment to Latin America.
- The analyst anticipates more cooperation between the two countries, including in nuclear and hydropower.
- It will benefit power equipment companies.
Key Data Points
| Data Category |
Date |
Output/Price |
WoW/MoM (%) |
YoY (%) |
| Total power generation |
May |
456,200 GWh |
+2.5% MoM |
0% |
| Wind power generation |
Apr |
18,700 GWh |
+5% MoM |
+38% |
| Thermal power generation |
May |
344,400 GWh |
+1.0% MoM |
-1.7% |
| Hydro power generation |
May |
76,700 GWh |
+9.3% MoM |
+2.0% |
| Coal spot price (CNY) |
15 Jun |
403/tonne |
-0.5% WoW |
-23.2% |
| Coal inventory (day) |
10 May |
18 days |
+0 day* |
-5 day |
Note: * compared to 10 days ago.
Stock Price Performance
| Sub-sector |
1D% |
5D% |
1M% |
3M% |
6M% |
YTD% |
| China IPPs |
+3.8% |
+4.9% |
-0.1% |
+24.7% |
+16.6% |
-0.2% |
| Nuclear |
-0.9% |
+0.7% |
-4.5% |
+33.5% |
+21.4% |
+3.7% |
| Gas distributors |
-0.2% |
+5.3% |
-3.4% |
+8.3% |
+11.7% |
-1.7% |
| HK utilities |
+0.4% |
+2.5% |
-1.7% |
-1.0% |
+3.7% |
-0.4% |
| Solar |
+1.1% |
+4.0% |
-8.6% |
+8.8% |
+22.0% |
-2.3% |
| Wind |
+2.0% |
+3.7% |
-6.5% |
+23.3% |
+32.5% |
-1.0% |
A/H Discount or Premium on Power Sector
| Company Name |
BBG Code (A) |
Px (CNY) |
BBG (H) |
Px (HKD) |
H prem./disc. to A |
| Huaneng Power |
600011 CH |
12.29 |
902 HK |
10.54 |
-31% |
| Datang Int'l |
601991 CH |
7.94 |
991 HK |
4.20 |
-58% |
| Huadian Power |
600027 CH |
9.49 |
1071 HK |
8.60 |
-27% |
| Shanghai Elect |
601727 CH |
17.65 |
2727 HK |
6.78 |
-69% |
| Dongfang Elect |
600875 CH |
24.69 |
1072 HK |
15.46 |
-50% |
Peer Comparisons
Chinese IPPs
| Company |
Bloomberg Code |
Mkt Cap (USDm) |
Closing Price |
Rating |
Target Price |
FY15E PER |
FY16E PER |
FY15E P/BV |
FY16E P/BV |
FY15E DY |
FY16E DY |
FY15E ROE |
FY16E ROE |
| Huaneng Power* |
902 HK |
26,125 |
10.54 |
Hold |
9.50 |
9.1 |
9.2 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
17.7 |
16.1 |
| China Resources Power* |
836 HK |
13,434 |
21.70 |
Buy |
25.00 |
8.5 |
8.2 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
15.7 |
14.7 |
| Datang Power* |
991 HK |
14,584 |
4.20 |
Hold |
4.50 |
9.7 |
7.9 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
4.0 |
5.3 |
8.8 |
12.0 |
| Huadian Power* |
1071 HK |
12,748 |
8.60 |
Hold |
8.80 |
9.7 |
9.6 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
17.4 |
15.4 |
| China Power International* |
2380 HK |
5,382 |
5.77 |
Buy |
4.60 |
10.3 |
10.0 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
13.4 |
12.6 |
| Average |
|
|
|
|
|
9.5 |
9.0 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
4.2 |
4.6 |
14.6 |
14.2 |
Nuclear Power
| Company |
Bloomberg Code |
Mkt Cap (USDm) |
Closing Price |
Rating |
Target Price |
FY15E PER |
FY16E PER |
FY15E P/BV |
FY16E P/BV |
FY15E DY |
FY16E DY |
FY15E ROE |
FY16E ROE |
| CGN Power* |
1816 HK |
24,974 |
4.26 |
Buy |
4.00 |
24.4 |
20.4 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
11.5 |
12.4 |
| Average |
|
|
|
|
|
18.3 |
15.9 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
14.6 |
14.9 |
HK Power Utilities
| Company |
Bloomberg Code |
Mkt Cap (USDm) |
Closing Price |
Rating |
Target Price |
FY15E PER |
FY16E PER |
FY15E P/BV |
FY16E P/BV |
FY15E DY |
FY16E DY |
FY15E ROE |
FY16E ROE |
| CLP |
2 HK |
21,835 |
67.00 |
NR |
NR |
15.7 |
14.8 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
11.8 |
12.0 |
| Power Assets* |
6 HK |
20,207 |
73.40 |
Buy |
87.00 |
17.8 |
18.1 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
7.1 |
6.8 |
| CKI* |
1038 HK |
20,232 |
62.25 |
Buy |
75.00 |
14.8 |
14.4 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
10.4 |
10.1 |
| HKE Trust |
2638 HK |
6,132 |
5.38 |
NR |
NR |
14.3 |
14.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
7.4 |
7.5 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
| Average |
|
|
|
|
|
15.7 |
15.4 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
9.0 |
8.9 |
Solar Power
| Company |
Bloomberg Code |
Mkt Cap (USDm) |
Closing Price |
Rating |
Target Price |
FY15E PER |
FY16E PER |
FY15E P/BV |
FY16E P/BV |
FY15E DY |
FY16E DY |
FY15E ROE |
FY16E ROE |
| GCL-Poly* |
3800 HK |
3,796 |
1.90 |
Buy |
2.80 |
11.5 |
8.3 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
12.3 |
15.0 |
| Xinyi Solar* |
968 HK |
2,835 |
3.34 |
Buy |
3.60 |
17.8 |
13.1 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
27.4 |
28.5 |
| GCL New Energy* |
451 HK |
1,431 |
0.80 |
Buy |
1.60 |
17.8 |
8.0 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
17.6 |
30.6 |
| Singyes Solar* |
750 HK |
945 |
10.52 |
Hold |
12.20 |
7.6 |
6.5 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
21.6 |
21.1 |
| United PV |
686 HK |
813 |
1.33 |
NR |
NR |
16.4 |
13.3 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
N/A |
0.0 |
14.2 |
11.3 |
| Comtec Solar |
712 HK |
228 |
1.27 |
NR |
NR |
14.7 |
23.6 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
N/A |
4.3 |
5.3 |
| Average |
|
|
|
|
|
14.3 |
12.1 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
16.2 |
18.6 |
Wind Power
| Company |
Bloomberg Code |
Mkt Cap (USDm) |
Closing Price |
Rating |
Target Price |
FY15E PER |
FY16E PER |
FY15E P/BV |
FY16E P/BV |
FY15E DY |
FY16E DY |
FY15E ROE |
FY16E ROE |
| Longyuan Power* |
916 HK |
9,319 |
8.99 |
Buy |
12.00 |
16.0 |
13.6 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
10.3 |
10.9 |
| Goldwind |
2208 HK |
8,374 |
17.16 |
NR |
NR |
15.9 |
13.9 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
15.2 |
15.6 |
| Huadian Fuxin |
816 HK |
4,230 |
3.90 |
NR |
NR |
10.4 |
8.5 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
14.7 |
15.7 |
| Huaneng Renewables* |
958 HK |
4,041 |
3.22 |
Buy |
3.50 |
15.1 |
11.7 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
9.8 |
11.2 |
| Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy |
579 HK |
2,960 |
3.34 |
NR |
NR |
9.2 |
7.9 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
14.3 |
15.4 |
| China High Speed Transmission |
658 HK |
1,479 |
7.01 |
NR |
NR |
12.8 |
11.6 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
8.2 |
8.3 |
| Datang Renewable* |
1798 HK |
1,220 |
1.30 |
Hold |
1.10 |
23.1 |
15.5 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
| Concord New Energy |
182 HK |
704 |
0.61 |
NR |
NR |
10.7 |
8.2 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
7.7 |
9.8 |
| Average |
|
|
|
|
|
14.1 |
11.4 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
10.4 |
11.4 |
Key Observations
- HK utilities outperformed other sectors in the week, showing strong performance.
- Nuclear also had a modest increase, indicating potential growth in this area.
- Solar and wind showed mixed performance in terms of stock price, with some companies rated as Buy and others as Hold or NR.
- Coal prices remained flat or slightly down, with Qinhuangdao spot coal price down 0.5% WoW.
- Solar spot prices dropped slightly, with polysilicon falling 0.33% WoW and wafers remaining flat.
- Natural gas consumption showed weak growth, with a -8.3% MoM in April.
- Power generation in China remained sluggish, with thermal and hydro showing varied performance.
Analyst Notes
- Ricky WK Ng, CFA provided the analysis.
- The report is sourced from Bloomberg, Wind, CEIC, PVInsights, Maybank KE.
- The report is updated daily and is exclusively collected by www.baogaoba.xyz.