PV Power (POW) 9-Month Revenue Hits VND 46,161B, Up 77% on LNG Ramp
This Aveluro analysis covers POW on HOSE in the Utilities sector. The classified event type is earnings beat, with positive sentiment and a deterministic market-impact score of 9.8/10. Aveluro classifies this story as a positive catalyst in the stock's news coverage. Source coverage came from CafeF - Thị trường chứng khoán, classified as a primary/top-tier source.
Key Facts
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Overview
PV Power (ticker POW, HOSE) reported estimated nine-month 2026 revenue of VND 46,161 billion, up 77% year-on-year and 26% above its nine-month plan, according to the company’s nine-month production and business review. Electricity output rose 41% year-on-year to 18.954 billion kWh, 19% above plan, with Vung Ang 1 and the Nhon Trach gas-fired plants as the main contributors. The result matters because POW is the listed vehicle through which PVN’s gas and LNG-fired generation capacity reaches public equity investors, and the company is now operating Vietnam’s first USD 1.4 billion LNG project.
Key Facts
- Nine-month 2026 revenue estimated at VND 46,161 billion, up 77% year-on-year and 26% above the nine-month plan.
- Electricity output estimated at 18.954 billion kWh, up 41% year-on-year and 19% above the nine-month plan.
- Vung Ang 1 output estimated at 5.709 billion kWh, 25% above plan and up 20% year-on-year.
- Nhon Trach 2 reached 3.184 billion kWh, 50% above plan and up 48% year-on-year; Nhon Trach 1 hit 1.014 billion kWh, 79% above plan.
- Ca Mau 1&2 contributed 4.245 billion kWh; Nhon Trach 3&4 delivered 3.757 billion kWh.
- Coal delivered to Vung Ang 1 over nine months estimated above 2.7 million tonnes, equal to 110% of plan.
- Eight LNG cargoes were safely received at the Thi Vai terminal in coordination with PV GAS and PV GAS LNG.
- On 14 April 2026, PV Power’s daily output reached 100 million kWh, close to 10% of national daily electricity demand.
What Happened
The figures were presented at PV Power’s nine-month 2026 production and business review, covering the period in which domestic gas supply continues to decline, fuel markets remain volatile and grid operators place heavier dispatch requirements on thermal and gas capacity. Vung Ang 1 remained the largest single source of output, while the Nhon Trach complex in southern Vietnam delivered the sharpest percentage beats against plan. The company attributed the volume gains to tighter technical management, equipment inspection and maintenance scheduling, noting that the Ca Mau 2 minor overhaul finished four days ahead of plan in January 2026, Ca Mau 1 finished two days early in August, and the GT3 unit returned to commercial operation on 31 August. At Dakdrinh hydropower, major overhauls of both H1 and H2 units were completed 11 days ahead of schedule.
On fuel procurement, PV Power said it worked with suppliers to balance fuel against contracted output and actual dispatch, with coal receipts for Vung Ang 1 running at 110% of plan. For LNG, the company coordinated with PV GAS and PV GAS LNG to complete eight safe cargo deliveries at the Thi Vai terminal. The review also highlighted the dry-season peak, when PV Power’s daily generation reached 100 million kWh on 14 April 2026, equivalent to nearly 10% of national demand that day. The company frames this as a contribution to national energy security rather than a purely commercial outcome.
Market Context
POW closed at VND 12,550 on 13 October 2026 on HOSE, a level that sits in the lower part of the stock’s recent trading band and implies the market has not fully re-rated the earnings trajectory implied by the nine-month numbers. The revenue beat is notable because it comes against a backdrop of structurally declining domestic gas output, which has pressured utilisation at older gas-fired assets across the sector. Vietnam’s power demand continues to grow faster than new supply additions, and the state’s Power Development Plan VIII prioritises LNG-to-power as a bridge fuel, a policy backdrop that directly benefits POW’s project pipeline. Utilities and energy names on HOSE have traded in line with the VN-Index through 2026, with gas-fired generators sensitive to fuel cost pass-through terms in Power Purchase Agreements.
Strategic Significance
The core thesis for POW rests on the transition from declining domestic gas to imported LNG, and the nine-month result is the first clear evidence that the company can run that transition at scale. The Nhon Trach 3&4 plants, associated with Vietnam’s first USD 1.4 billion LNG project, are the growth engine; the fact that Nhon Trach 1 and 2 are already beating plan by 50% to 79% suggests the existing fleet can generate cash to fund that build-out. Early completion of maintenance outages is not a cosmetic detail: in Vietnam’s dispatch mechanism, availability during the dry-season peak is what determines both revenue and the credibility of a generator in securing future capacity allocations. If POW can sustain high availability while integrating LNG volumes from Thi Vai, it strengthens its position relative to other gas-fired independent power producers and supports the case for further LNG-linked capacity awards.
What to Watch
- Full nine-month 2026 financial statements, including gross margin and the fuel cost pass-through outcome versus the estimated revenue figure.
- Q4 2026 and full-year 2026 guidance, and whether management raises the annual plan after a 26% nine-month beat.
- Commercial operation dates and dispatch volumes for the Nhon Trach 3&4 units tied to the USD 1.4 billion LNG project.
- Further LNG cargo deliveries at Thi Vai and any updates on long-term supply agreements with PV GAS.
- Dry-season 2027 dispatch planning and any changes to Power Purchase Agreement pricing or capacity payments affecting POW’s gas fleet.