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October 26, 2026
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CGN Power Co., Ltd. is a Chinese nuclear-power operator and engineering group headquartered in Shenzhen. Established on March 25, 2014, it is the listed nuclear-power platform of China General Nuclear Power Corporation, a state-owned enterprise, and trades in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. The company develops, operates and manages nuclear power stations, sells the electricity they generate, and provides related construction, engineering, design, maintenance, operation, repair and research services.
CGN Power’s business is centered on nuclear electricity generation in mainland China. In the first half of 2026, electricity sales contributed RMB30.195 billion of its RMB31.483 billion in operating revenue, making power generation its dominant activity. The company’s nuclear plants provide baseload electricity, meaning steady large-scale power that supports grid reliability while producing low direct carbon emissions compared with coal-fired generation.
The company has grown through new reactor construction, project transfers from its parent group, and the commercial start-up of new units. As of June 30, 2026, it managed 30 operating nuclear generating units with 34,248 MW of installed capacity and had 18 units under construction with 21,812 MW of capacity. For the first half of 2026, CGN Power reported RMB6.105 billion in net profit attributable to shareholders, up 2.7% year over year, despite a 2.8% decline in revenue. Its 2035 strategy targets becoming a world-class nuclear company with more than 70,000 MW of nuclear capacity in operation.
CGN Power is a China-based nuclear utility whose business model is built around owning, operating and managing nuclear power plants, then selling the electricity to grid companies and market users. The company is also a nuclear-power engineering and services platform, but electricity generation is the economic core of the business.
In H1 2026, CGN Power reported operating revenue of RMB31.483 billion, down 2.8% year over year. Sales of electricity contributed RMB30.195 billion, or nearly all revenue, confirming that the company is primarily a regulated and market-linked baseload power producer rather than a diversified engineering contractor. Net profit attributable to shareholders rose 2.7% to RMB6.105 billion, helped by lower operating costs despite weaker generation.
The operating model is capital-intensive. Major costs include nuclear fuel, depreciation, spent-fuel management, maintenance, financing and construction activity. In H1 2026, the cost of electricity sales was RMB16.227 billion, including RMB4.747 billion of nuclear fuel cost, RMB5.245 billion of fixed-asset depreciation and RMB1.946 billion of spent-fuel management provisions. Expansion depends on operating cash flow, bank borrowing, bonds and equity-market instruments. Bank and other borrowings reached RMB348.134 billion at June 30, 2026, with a reported debt ratio of 68.25%.
CGN Power’s key operating categories are operating nuclear units, nuclear units under construction, nuclear engineering services and related technical services. At June 30, 2026, the group managed 30 operating nuclear generating units with 34,248 MW of installed capacity. It also had 18 nuclear generating units under construction through subsidiaries, with total installed capacity of 21,812 MW. Huizhou Unit 1 and Cangnan Unit 1 entered commercial operation in April 2026, adding to the operating asset base.
The company’s competitive advantages come from scale, state ownership, nuclear operating experience and project access. CGN Power is the listed nuclear-power platform of China General Nuclear Power Corporation, a PRC state-owned enterprise. This gives it alignment with national low-carbon energy policy, access to a large parent-group ecosystem and a role in China’s long-term nuclear build-out. Its large installed base and construction pipeline also create operating scale that few listed utilities match.
CGN Power is one of China’s largest listed nuclear-power operators and describes itself as holding a leading position in nuclear capacity in operation and under construction. China is effectively its home market, asset base and revenue source. Its performance depends on Chinese electricity demand, grid dispatch, provincial power pricing, market-based tariff rules, nuclear approvals and clean-energy policy.
The closest listed domestic peer is China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., the nuclear-power platform associated with China National Nuclear Corporation. Internationally, a useful comparison is Constellation Energy in the United States, which also owns a large nuclear generation fleet and benefits from demand for low-carbon baseload power. CGN Power differs in that its business is more directly tied to Chinese state policy, regulated project approvals and mainland power-market rules, while Constellation operates in a more liberalized US power-market structure.
China is CGN Power’s core market, asset base and revenue source, rather than a secondary exposure. The company is headquartered in Shenzhen, listed in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, and all disclosed nuclear units in operation or construction are in mainland China. In H1 2026, operating revenue was RMB31.483 billion, with electricity sales contributing RMB30.195 billion. At June 30, 2026, CGN Power managed 30 operating nuclear units with 34,248 MW of installed capacity and had 18 units under construction with 21,812 MW. On-grid generation from managed units, including associates, fell 3.32% to 109,597 GWh as refuelling outages were longer than a year earlier, despite China’s total power consumption rising 5.3%. Its strategy centers on safe baseload nuclear generation, capacity additions, and policy alignment with China’s low-carbon energy goals. Main competitors include China National Nuclear Power and other state-linked power generators.
CGN Power’s recent results show a business in a heavy investment phase rather than a high-growth earnings phase. In H1 2026, operating revenue fell 2.8% year over year to RMB31.483 billion, while net profit attributable to shareholders rose 2.7% to RMB6.105 billion. The improvement came despite lower generation, helped by an 8.5% reduction in operating costs. Excluding non-recurring gains and losses, profit was down 0.5%, which gives a more cautious view of underlying momentum. On-grid power generation from units managed by the group declined 3.32% to 109,597 GWh, mainly because refuelling outages were longer than in the prior-year period.
The outlook is tied to execution. CGN Power has one of the largest visible nuclear build-outs among listed utilities, and new units should expand its asset base over time. Near-term profit growth is likely to remain uneven because outages, tariffs, financing costs and construction spending weigh against capacity additions. The investment case rests on disciplined project delivery, safe operations and the ability to convert China’s nuclear policy support into stable long-term cash flow.
Next Earnings Planned for:
August 28, 2026
This Company Profile was written by Dominik Diemer
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