Guoxin Securities·2025-11-17 07:56Group 1: Power Industry - The unified electricity market is accelerating construction, promoting high-quality development of renewable energy. The basic rules of the unified electricity market have been established, with a comprehensive coverage of the spot market and a market-driven pricing mechanism for renewable energy [1][24][29] - In the first three quarters of 2025, the national industrial power generation reached 72,557 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 1.6%, while the total social electricity consumption was 77,675 billion kWh, up 4.6% [20][22] - The electricity supply-demand situation is overall loose, but the peak load is tight, with the maximum electricity load reaching 1.506 billion kW on July 16, 2025, an increase of 0.55 million kW compared to the previous year [20][22] Group 2: Renewable Energy - The green electricity price has reached a bottoming point, with the core uncertainty regarding electricity prices gradually clarified, indicating that the industry's darkest hour is coming to an end [2][30] - The wind and solar installed capacity exceeded 1.7 billion kW in the first three quarters of 2025, accounting for nearly one-quarter of total social electricity consumption [36][40] - The challenges of renewable energy consumption remain, with increasing abandonment rates for wind and solar energy, indicating a mismatch between renewable energy development and consumption capacity [41][43] Group 3: Thermal Power - The transition of thermal power to a regulating power source is accelerating, with coal prices expected to support long-term contract prices, stabilizing thermal power profitability [2][10] - The capacity price for coal power is expected to increase further in 2026, promoting stable profitability for coal power [2][10] Group 4: Hydropower - Hydropower is experiencing a widening interest margin, with ample cash flow and stable performance supporting high dividends [3][10] - The core growth points for hydropower performance include increased installed capacity, rising electricity prices, and reduced financial costs and depreciation [3][10] Group 5: Nuclear Power - The nuclear power market is facing downward pressure on market prices, but there is a rebound in Guangdong's nuclear power pricing, indicating a strong momentum for new nuclear power development [3][10] - The approval of new nuclear units is regularized, with 10 units approved within the year, indicating a steady growth trajectory for the nuclear power sector [3][10] Group 6: Natural Gas - Domestic natural gas supply and demand are relatively loose, with a decline in apparent consumption by 0.2% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2025 [4][10] - The global natural gas market is entering a supply expansion phase, with overseas gas prices expected to decline [4][10] Group 7: Green Methanol - The promotion of green electricity consumption and the replacement of shipping fuels are expected to open up growth space for green methanol [4][9] - As of August 2025, there are 173 signed/registered green methanol projects in China, with a capacity of 53.46 million tons per year, indicating rapid growth in project numbers and capacity [9][10] Group 8: Environmental Protection - The water and waste incineration industries are entering a mature phase, with significant improvements in free cash flow [9][10] - The domestic waste oil resource utilization industry is expected to benefit from the EU's SAF mandatory blending policy, increasing demand for raw materials [9][10]