电力及公用事业行业月报：8月用电量再度突破万亿千瓦时，9月三峡来水情况明显好转-20250929

Investment Rating - The report maintains an "Outperform" rating for the power and utilities industry based on industry valuation levels, performance growth expectations, and development prospects [7]. Core Insights - In September 2025, the power and utilities index underperformed the market, with a decline of 0.20%, lagging behind the CSI 300 index by 1.39 percentage points [11]. - National electricity consumption in August 2025 reached 1,015.4 billion kWh, marking a 5% year-on-year increase, although the growth rate decreased by 3.6 percentage points compared to July 2025 [17][18]. - The supply side saw a slowdown in the growth of thermal, nuclear, and solar power generation, while wind power generation accelerated [25][26]. - The Three Gorges water inflow situation improved significantly, with daily average inflow and outflow rates increasing by 91% and 183% respectively compared to the same period in 2024 [53]. Summary by Sections 1. Market Review - The power and utilities index fell by 0.20% as of September 26, 2025, with 81 stocks rising and 143 stocks declining [11]. - The top-performing stocks included Fuke Environmental Protection (82.3%) and Jiaze New Energy (44.19%) [11]. 2. Industry Supply and Demand 2.1. Electricity Consumption - Total electricity consumption in August 2025 was 1,015.4 billion kWh, with the first industry showing the highest growth rate of over 10% [17][18]. 2.2. Electricity Supply - The industrial electricity generation in August 2025 was 936.3 billion kWh, with a year-on-year growth of 1.6% [25]. - Wind power generation increased by 20.2%, while hydroelectric power generation decreased by 10.1% [25][26]. 2.3. Industry Chain Volume and Price - Coal production and imports continued to show negative growth, with August 2025 coal production at 390 million tons, down 3.2% year-on-year [40]. - Domestic coal prices stabilized, with northern port thermal coal prices at 705 RMB/ton as of September 25, 2025 [43]. 3. Three Gorges Water Situation - The inflow and outflow rates at the Three Gorges Dam improved significantly, with inflow at 21,000 cubic meters per second and outflow at 28,700 cubic meters per second [53]. 4. Industry and Company News - The National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration released guidelines for integrating artificial intelligence with energy development [66]. - Major power companies reported a decline in revenue growth for the first half of 2025, with Huaneng International reporting 112.03 billion RMB [71].