SDIC Power Holdings Co Ltd

On the evening of July 20, multiple listed companies on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges disclosed positive news. SDIC Power's controlling subsidiary Yalong River Hydropower plans to establish a project company with CATL to invest in the construction of the Yagen Second-Level Hydropower Station, with a total dynamic investment of 33.394 billion yuan, including capital of 6.679 billion yuan. Raytron released an earnings forecast, expecting first-half net profit of 1.2 billion to 1.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 242% to 270%, mainly benefiting from high industry prosperity and capacity release. Raycus Laser's earnings flash report shows first-half net profit attributable to the parent company of 158 million yuan, up 116.73% year-on-year. In addition, several companies disclosed large contracts and share buyback or increase plans: Guoke Tiancheng signed a sales contract for uncooled infrared detectors and thermal imagers worth no less than 630 million yuan, Yangdian Technology's wholly-owned subsidiary signed an 860 million yuan computing power service contract, and Yushun Electronics' wholly-owned subsidiary signed a 731 million yuan computing power server leasing agreement. Huayou Cobalt plans to repurchase shares for 600 million to 1 billion yuan, Sany Heavy Industry's chairman proposed a share buyback of 400 million to 800 million yuan, and China State Construction's controlling shareholder plans to increase its shareholding by 500 million to 1 billion yuan. Hangdian Cable plans a private placement to raise no more than 2.88 billion yuan for projects such as high-end electronic circuit copper foil, and Donghua Software plans a private placement to raise no more than 2.029 billion yuan for projects including intelligent computing center construction. Sinocera announced a price increase for zirconia powder sales effective July 27, with an increase of about 10% to 40%. Jiuri New Materials' wholly-owned subsidiary Shandong Jiuri Chemical's ACMO Phase I project has entered trial production, with a total designed capacity of 1,500 tons per year, and the first phase of 500 tons per year has been put into production.

DSBJ announced plans to repurchase shares for 200 million to 300 million yuan, with a buyback price not exceeding 367.04 yuan per share, for employee stock ownership plans or equity incentives. Sanhua Intelligent Controls' controlling shareholder proposed repurchasing A-shares for 200 million to 400 million yuan. Three-Circle Group plans to repurchase shares for 450 million to 900 million yuan. Huayou Cobalt plans to repurchase shares for 600 million to 1 billion yuan. Broad-Ocean Motor terminated its H-share issuance and plans to repurchase shares for 120 million to 160 million yuan. Zhifei Biological plans to repurchase shares for 150 million to 300 million yuan. Puya Semiconductor's controlling shareholder proposed repurchasing shares for 30 million to 50 million yuan. Chunzhong Technology's chairman proposed repurchasing shares for 50 million to 100 million yuan to reduce registered capital. Kedali's controlling shareholder proposed repurchasing shares for 150 million to 300 million yuan. Sany Heavy Industry's chairman proposed repurchasing shares for 400 million to 800 million yuan. On the share increase side, Chuantou Energy's controlling shareholder plans to increase holdings by 200 million to 300 million yuan. China State Construction's controlling shareholder plans to increase holdings by 500 million to 1 billion yuan. Gongda Electroacoustic's controlling shareholder's concert party plans to increase holdings by 150 million to 250 million yuan. In addition, SDIC Power plans to jointly build the Yagen II Hydropower Station with CATL, with a total investment of 33.394 billion yuan. Hangdian Cable plans a private placement to raise no more than 2.88 billion yuan for optical fiber preform and other projects. Dajin Heavy Industry's subsidiary signed a shipbuilding contract worth about 2.1 billion yuan. Xingyun Technology signed a 300 million yuan computing power service contract. Yangdian Technology's wholly-owned subsidiary signed an 860 million yuan computing power service contract. Yushun Electronics' subsidiary signed a 731 million yuan computing power server lease contract. On the performance front, Raycus Laser's first-half net profit rose 117 percent year-on-year. Han's Laser's semi-annual net profit rose 163.47 percent year-on-year. Raytron Technology's first-half net profit is expected to increase by 242 percent to 270 percent. Haozhi Electromechanical's semi-annual net profit rose 267 percent year-on-year.

SDIC Power announced that its controlling subsidiary Yalong River Hydropower Development plans to establish a project company with CATL to invest in and build the Yagen II hydropower station. The project's total dynamic investment is 33.394 billion yuan, with capital of 6.679 billion yuan, installed capacity of 2.4 million kilowatts, expected annual power generation of about 8.645 billion kilowatt-hours, a construction period of 101 months, and the first unit is expected to be commissioned in 2035.

Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said at a meeting with investors on the 20th that the regulator will do everything possible to maintain stable market operations. The pledge came after a stock plunge wiped out 10 trillion yuan in market value over the past two weeks. He stressed the need to prevent risks in the capital market, strengthen supervision, and uphold an open, fair, and just market order. At the meeting, investors put forward suggestions including more forceful counter-cyclical adjustments, bringing in long-term capital, and tougher penalties for securities-related crimes. Government-backed investment firms China Reform Holdings and China Chengtong Holdings Group invested about 60 billion yuan in stock purchases on the 19th. State-owned enterprises such as CRRC and SDIC Power also announced share purchases by major shareholders or buybacks. Bosera Funds said it would invest 50 million yuan in its own equity funds.

In early trading on July 20, the three major A-share indices rose. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 1.18%, the Shenzhen Component Index rose 0.21%, and the ChiNext Index climbed 1.13%. Combined turnover on the two exchanges reached 1.67 trillion yuan, with over 2,900 stocks advancing. Sectors such as oil and gas, baijiu, and coal led the gains, while the power sector rebounded collectively. Jiawei New Energy, Huayin Electric Power, and Fuling Electric Power hit their daily limit up. Kweichow Moutai surged over 5% to 1,322.97 yuan. Before the market opened, multiple companies in the power and coal sectors announced plans to increase holdings or conduct buybacks. SDIC Power's controlling shareholder plans to increase its stake by 150 million yuan within six months. China Coal Energy's controlling shareholder plans to increase holdings by 50 million to 100 million yuan within 12 months. NARI Technology's chairman proposed a buyback of 500 million to 1 billion yuan. China Shenhua Energy announced a 2026 coal sales volume target of 618.1 million tonnes, a power generation target of 288.1 billion kilowatt-hours, and an operating revenue target of 360 billion yuan. Longyuan Power plans to distribute annual cash dividends of no less than 30% of net profit attributable to the parent company from 2025 to 2027. In addition, Aluminum Corporation of China's controlling shareholder plans to increase holdings by 1 billion to 2 billion yuan, and CRRC Corporation's controlling shareholder plans to increase holdings by 150 million to 300 million yuan. Both stocks rose over 6% in early trading.