Concord NE (00182) rose nearly 9% during the trading session. As of the time of writing, the stock is up 6.41% to HK$0.415, with a turnover of HK$30.05 million.

The company previously announced that a 1-gigawatt capacity data center developed by the group has completed its large-scale load interconnection study and has been granted an interconnection permit by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). This data center will be adjacent to one of the group's existing utility-scale solar and battery energy storage projects in Texas.

Analysis indicates the company is in a critical period of strategic transformation from a "domestic new energy operator" to a "global clean power supplier for AI data centers." Negative performance factors for the domestic market in 2025 are considered fully priced in. For 2026, profit recovery is expected to be driven by a triple effect: asset disposals, cost reduction and efficiency improvements, and declining financing costs. Meanwhile, the U.S. data center business overseas opens up medium to long-term growth potential, with the 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) providing a solid foundation for a potential valuation re-rating.