Datang International Power Generation (HKG:0991, SHA:601991) reported an attributable net profit of 5.82 billion yuan for the first half, up 19% from 4.87 billion yuan a year earlier.
The power producer's basic earnings per share stood at 0.2845 yuan, compared with 0.2215 yuan in the year-ago period, according to a Friday filing with the Hong Kong Exchange.
Operating revenue edged up 2.14% year over year to 58.4 billion yuan from 57.2 billion yuan.