Gansu Capacity Tariffs Boost Thermal Power Profitability
发布时间:2026-08-17 来源:华泰证券
GEPIC Energy Development has released its 1H26 report;for the period,it generated revenue of RMB4,170mn(+6.08%YoY)and an attributable net profit(NP)of RMB840mn(+1.80%YoY),tracking toward the upper bound of its RMB825-845mn earnings guidance,with the recurring NP at RMB835mn(+1.53%YoY).The 2Q26 revenue/attributable NP were RMB1,776/352mn(+4.93/+2.11%YoY,-25.82/-27.66%QoQ).In 1H26,benefiting from high Gansu capacity tariffs for Changle Phase II,thermal power net profit per kWh expanded significantly by RMB0.036 YoY to RMB0.148,while hydropower tariffs softened and new energy earnings faced temporary pressure.Looking to 2H26,we expect thermal power profitability to remain solid and average hydropower tariffs to continue converging toward approved benchmark levels.We are bullish on the stability of overall profitability backed by the company’s‘thermal-hydro-wind-solar integrated’strategy.Maintain BUY.
Elevated capacity tariffs drove thermal NP up to RMB0.148/kWh
The units 5-6(2.0GW coal-fired capacity)of the Changle Power Plant were fully commissioned in 2H25 for local consumption in Gansu.Gansu’s 2026 capacity tariff level reached as high as RMB295/kW(after factoring in capacity coefficients),driving the company’s 1H26 capacity tariff per kWh(including tax)up by RMB0.033 YoY to RMB0.07.Concurrently,the company’s 1H26 thermal energy tariff decreased by only 0.22%YoY,notably outperforming the widespread YoY declines in annual long-term contract power tariffs across provinces in 2026.Consequently,even though 1H26 on-grid thermal power output did not increase YoY post-commissioning of Changle Phase II,the thermal net profit per kWh rose by RMB0.036 YoY to RMB0.148.For 2H26,supported by steady capacity tariff revenues,we expect the solid thermal power profitability to persist.
Hydropower tariffs fell on high base;utilization hours recovered
Benefiting from higher hydrology across select river basins,the 1H26 on-grid hydropower output rose by 15.96%YoY to 2,202mn kWh.Due to ahigh spot power tariff base in 1H25 and narrowing peak-valley price spreads in Gansu in 2026,the company’s 1H26 average hydropower tariff(including tax)dropped by 25.56%YoY to RMB0.28/kWh,converging toward approved benchmark levels and lowering the gross margin by 11.52pp YoY to 19.66%.Looking to 2H26,we expect hydropower tariffs to stay relatively stable,with generation volume primarily dependent on subsequent water inflow.
Adverse tariffs/utilization hours weigh on new energy earnings
For 1H26,the average on-grid tariffs(incl.tax)for wind/solar(excl. 50.34MW integrated wind-solar projects)fell by 6.71/19.08%YoY to RMB0.34/0.24 per kWh,while utilization hours declined by 10.73/15.12%YoY to 691.81/623.78 hours.Consequently,the company’s new energy platform,Jiuquan Huineng Wind Power Development,turned to anet loss of RMB59.71mn in 1H26(vs.an NP of RMB24,762.1k in 1H25).We expect wind and solar tariffs to remain on adownward YoY trajectory in 2H26,although YoY declines may narrow.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
Given the notable YoY decline in 1H26 hydropower tariffs,we reduce our 2026-2028 hydropower tariff expectations by 10.84%each year,thereby trimming our 2026/2027/2028 attributable NP projections by 6.96/6.16/5.59%to RMB2,114/2,171/2,259mn,with EPS of RMB0.65/0.67/0.70.Accounting for the company’s higher clean energy tariff volatility relative to its peers,we value the stock at 15.5x 2026E PE,below its peers’average of 18.1x on Wind consensus(previous:18.9x),for our target price of RMB10.10(previous:RMB11.21,based on 16.0x 2026E PE).BUY.
Risks:low water inflows dampening hydropower output;lower on-grid hydropower tariffs than we expect.