Ge Long Hui·2025-10-24 03:51Company Situation - On October 21, the Guangdong Power Trading Center released the "Key Mechanisms and Parameters for Guangdong Power Market Trading in 2026," which indicates that the annual marketized electricity volume will increase from 27.3 billion kWh in 2025 to 31.2 billion kWh in 2026 [1] - The new plan reflects the Guangdong government's recognition of the value of nuclear power as a clean baseload energy source, providing positive support for the performance of the nuclear power industry in China in 2026 [1] Electricity Pricing - In 2026, nuclear power units will no longer execute the variable cost compensation mechanism, with the theoretical floor price for thermal and nuclear power set at 20% below the coal benchmark price, which is 0.372 yuan/kWh [1] - Compared to 2025, the annual market trading average price was 0.392 yuan/kWh, with variable cost compensation of 0.041 yuan/kWh, resulting in an effective price of approximately 0.351 yuan/kWh after compensation [1] - Monthly market trading prices have been close to the floor price since February, with an effective price of approximately 0.332 yuan/kWh after variable cost compensation [1] Electricity Volume - The new plan increases the market trading proportion of the 10 marketized trading units (with utilization hours under 7,500 hours) from about 35% to 40%, and the overall proportion from about 40% to 45% when considering all hours above 7,500 hours entering market trading [1] - It is assumed that annual trading will account for about 90% of marketized trading, with the remainder being monthly and other types [1] Profit Forecast and Valuation - The impact on profitability for Guangdong units in 2026 may include a bottoming out of annual market trading electricity prices, an increase in comprehensive electricity prices after the cancellation of variable cost compensation, and a reduction in some electricity prices from planned to market trading prices [2] - Assuming relatively fixed costs and unchanged net profit attributable to the parent company, the comprehensive impact on profitability is estimated to be 300 to 400 million yuan [2] - Based on the 2026 electricity trading plan, the comprehensive electricity price is expected to increase compared to 2025, with a 4.8% increase in profit forecast for 2026 to 10.1 billion yuan [2] - Current A/H share prices correspond to 21.3x/20.2x and 15.5x/14.5x price-to-earnings ratios for 2025-26, maintaining an outperform rating and target prices of 5.07 yuan and 3.59 HKD, indicating an upside potential of 26% and 13% respectively compared to current A/H share prices [2]