Daily BriefsUtilities Sector

Daily Brief Utilities: Adani Power, Tenaga Nasional, China Water Affairs and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Adani Power (ADANIPOWER IN): Bangladesh Clears Dues, Strengthens Balance Sheet
  • Tenaga Nasional Placement – Has Sold Before but past Deals Haven’t Done Much
  • Lucror Analytics – Morning Views Asia


Adani Power (ADANIPOWER IN): Bangladesh Clears Dues, Strengthens Balance Sheet

By Rahul Jain

  • Adani Power faced nearly USD 900 million in overdue receivables from its 1,600 MW Godda plant under a long-term export PPA.
  • Bangladesh resumed regular payments and cleared USD 437 million in June; future dues secured via Letter of Credit and sovereign guarantee.
  • Working capital improves over 40%, interest costs fall by ₹300–400 crore, and credit upgrade likely; boosts cash flow and strategic flexibility.

Tenaga Nasional Placement – Has Sold Before but past Deals Haven’t Done Much

By Sumeet Singh

  • Khazanah is looking to raise up to US$300m via selling 1.5% of Tenaga Nasional (TNB MK).
  • Khazanah has sold multiple times before and hence, the selldown is unlikely to come as a surprise.
  • In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.

Lucror Analytics – Morning Views Asia

By Leonard Law, CFA

  • In today’s Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: China Water Affairs
  • Front-end treasury yields rose yesterday, following stronger than expected JOLTS and ISM manufacturing reports (which tempered expectations of Fed easing). The yield on the 2Y UST rose 5 bps to 3.77%, while the yield on the 10Y UST was up 1 bp at 4.24%.
  • Equities retreated, as investors rotated out of tech stocks. The S&P 500 inched down 0.1% to 6,198 (albeit remaining near record high levels), while the Nasdaq fell 0.8% to 20,203.

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