Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

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Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring is a full service broker. The company provides a wide range of investment services such as Securities Brokerage, Derivative Agent Business, Securities Borrowing and Lending, Securities Trading, Underwriting, Financial Advisory, Wealth Advisory, Private Fund Management and International Markets Securities Trading. 

In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

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<ul><li>The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has extended the timeline for signing Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) under the 2022-30 Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme for renewable energy projects without fuel costs (RE. 2.1; with 2,145MW of awarded capacity announced in December 2024).</li><li>The original deadline for the PPA signing was July 29, 2025, but this is now pending a clearance order from the National Energy Policy Committee (NEPC).</li><li>This follows the NEPC resolution on December 25, 2024, to review the project’s accuracy. </li></ul>

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has extended the timeline for signing Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) under the 2022-30 Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme for renewable energy projects without fuel costs (RE. 2.1; with 2,145MW of awarded capacity announced in December 2024).The original deadline for the PPA signing was July 29, 2025, but this is now pending a clearance order from the National Energy Policy Committee (NEPC).This follows the NEPC resolution on December 25, 2024, to review the project’s accuracy. 

Flash News: Energy (Power) - JULY 3, 2025

<ul><li>The SET initially moved in a tight range amid a lack of clear catalysts, while political issue exerted some pressure.</li><li>However, the index surprised in the afternoon session by surging sharply, driven by strong buying in blue-chip stocks such as DELTA, ADVANC, GULF, KTC, and banking shares — despite the Constitutional Court accepting the petition related to the audio clip case and ordering the Prime Minister to suspend duties.</li><li>The index rebounded sharply above the 1,100-point level — exceeding expectations — and remains on track to retest the one- third Fibonacci resistance at 1,116 points.</li></ul>

The SET initially moved in a tight range amid a lack of clear catalysts, while political issue exerted some pressure.However, the index surprised in the afternoon session by surging sharply, driven by strong buying in blue-chip stocks such as DELTA, ADVANC, GULF, KTC, and banking shares — despite the Constitutional Court accepting the petition related to the audio clip case and ordering the Prime Minister to suspend duties.The index rebounded sharply above the 1,100-point level — exceeding expectations — and remains on track to retest the one- third Fibonacci resistance at 1,116 points.

<ul><li>The SET rebounded swiftly after a sharp decline, with no new negative factors weighing on sentiment.</li><li>A strong rebound in the ICT sector — particularly ADVANC — along with gains in food and hospital stocks, enabled the index to close up.</li><li>This occurred despite selling pressure from banking and finance stocks, as well as declines in AOT and GULF.</li></ul>

The SET rebounded swiftly after a sharp decline, with no new negative factors weighing on sentiment.A strong rebound in the ICT sector — particularly ADVANC — along with gains in food and hospital stocks, enabled the index to close up.This occurred despite selling pressure from banking and finance stocks, as well as declines in AOT and GULF.

<ul><li>Although Asian bourses rebounded in line with the Dow Jones and ahead of today's US-China trade negotiations, the SET only had a brief uptick before retreating.</li><li>DELTA’s rise played a key role in limiting the day's losses, allowing the index to close down slightly.</li><li>Meanwhile, most large-cap stocks remained flat or sluggish, as the market continued to await fresh positive catalysts.</li></ul>

Although Asian bourses rebounded in line with the Dow Jones and ahead of today's US-China trade negotiations, the SET only had a brief uptick before retreating.DELTA’s rise played a key role in limiting the day's losses, allowing the index to close down slightly.Meanwhile, most large-cap stocks remained flat or sluggish, as the market continued to await fresh positive catalysts.

<ul><li>There are risks from government electricity tariff policies in both Thailand and Vietnam, as well as the impact of trade wars and economic slowdowns, which have led power producers to lower the tone of their power demand forecasts, particularly in the case of industrial users (IUs).</li><li>In addition, persistently high interest rates and yields may affect the return on investment for new power projects. We view that the power sector continues to face headwinds, though the downside risk to share prices remains limited.</li><li>We maintain our Neutral sector weighting and retain our top picks: GULF (Outperform; FV Bt68.75) for its well-diversified revenue structure and business portfolio, steady profit growth, limited policy risk on electricity tariff, and high growth potential; and BCPG (Outperform; FV Bt7.90), with around 70% of its power portfolio in US-based CCGT plants, which generate strong profit contributions (as capacity revenue is on an uptrend) and have a healthy performance outlook, with 3Q as the peak season.</li></ul>

There are risks from government electricity tariff policies in both Thailand and Vietnam, as well as the impact of trade wars and economic slowdowns, which have led power producers to lower the tone of their power demand forecasts, particularly in the case of industrial users (IUs).In addition, persistently high interest rates and yields may affect the return on investment for new power projects. We view that the power sector continues to face headwinds, though the downside risk to share prices remains limited.We maintain our Neutral sector weighting and retain our top picks: GULF (Outperform; FV Bt68.75) for its well-diversified revenue structure and business portfolio, steady profit growth, limited policy risk on electricity tariff, and high growth potential; and BCPG (Outperform; FV Bt7.90), with around 70% of its power portfolio in US-based CCGT plants, which generate strong profit contributions (as capacity revenue is on an uptrend) and have a healthy performance outlook, with 3Q as the peak season.

Industry Update: Energy Group (Power Plant) - JUNE 4, 2025

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Global Power Synergy Company Ltd. (GPSC) provides utilities services. The Company generates and distributes electricity, steam, and processed water. GPSC serves customers in Thailand.

Global Power Synergy Company Ltd (GPSC TB)

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Global Power Synergy Company Ltd (GPSC TB)

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Industry Update: Energy Group (Power Plant) - JUNE 4, 2025

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