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Jennifer Song
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Softening Coal Prices and Improving Demand Will Drive a Better 2017 Outlook for Coal-Fired IPPs.

Despite improving power demand, China’s coal-fired independent power producers’, or IPPs’, fourth-quarter profits are set to be hit by surging coal prices. The benchmark Bohai-Rim Steam-Coal Price Index weekly average rose 58% year over year to CNY 595 in the fourth quarter, or up 25.3% sequentially. We estimate the operating margins for major coal-fired IPPs will be just around breakeven in the fourth quarter. For 2017, while the government’s confirmation that power tariffs will be unchanged is...
Underlying
Huaneng Power International Inc. Class A

Huaneng Power International is engaged in investment, construction, operation and management of power plants. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is also engaged in power generation; development of wind power project; production and sale of electricity; heat supply; construction and operation of power plants and related construction projects; wholesale of coal; construction, operation and management of hydropower, cogeneration power and related projects; provision of utility services; and consultancy in waste recycling industrial waste management and recycling. As of Dec 31 2010, Co. had controlling generation capacity and equity-based generation capacity of 50,935 MW and 45,340 MW, respectively.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

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Jennifer Song

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