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                  DATANG INTERNATIONAL POWER GENERATION CO., LTD.
        (a sino-foreign joint stock limited company incorporated in the 
                          People's Republic of China) 
                              (Stock Code: 00991) 

                                  ANNOUNCEMENT
                             CONNECTED TRANSACTION


ENTRUSTED LOAN AGREEMENT

On 8 July 2011, the 13th meeting of the seventh session of the Board considered 
and approved the provision of the entrusted loan of not more than RMB700 million 
to Duolun Coal Chemical Company. On 24 August 2011, the Company entered into the 
Entrusted Loan Agreement with CCB Diao Yu Tai Branch and Duolun Coal Chemical 
Company in relation to the provision of the first trench of the entrusted loan 
amounting to RMB400 million by the Company to Duolun Coal Chemical Company 
through the Entrusted Loan Arrangement, in which CCB Diao Yu Tai Branch acts as 
a lending agent.


CONNECTED TRANSACTION

As at the date of this announcement, Duolun Coal Chemical Company is owned as to 
60% and 40% by Energy and Chemical Company and CDC, respectively. CDC is a 
controlling Shareholder of the Company, which together with its subsidiaries, 
hold approximately 34.71% of the issued share capital of the Company as at the 
date of this announcement. Duolun Coal Chemical Company is therefore a connected 
person of the Company and the Entrusted Loan Agreement constitutes a connected 
transaction of the Company under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules. 

As each of the applicable percentage ratios (as defined in Rule 14.07 of the 
Listing Rules) for the principal amount of the Entrusted Loan is more than 0.1% 
but less than 5%, the Entrusted Loan Agreement is only subject to the reporting 
and announcement requirements under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules but is 
exempt from the requirement of approval by the independent Shareholders of the 
Company under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules. 


BACKGROUND

On 8 July 2011, the 13th meeting of seventh session of the Board considered and 
approved the provision of the entrusted loan of not more than RMB700 million to 
Duolun Coal Chemical Company. On 24 August 2011, the Company entered into the 
Entrusted Loan Agreement with CCB Diao Yu Tai Branch and Duolun Coal Chemical 
Company in relation to the provision of the first trench of the entrusted loan 
amounting to RMB400 million by the Company to Duolun Coal Chemical Company 
through the Entrusted Loan Arrangement, in which CCB Diao Yu Tai Branch acts as 
a lending agent, in order to satisfy Duolun Coal Chemical Company's day-to-day 
capital turnover.


ENTRUSTED LOAN AGREEMENT


Date and Subject Matter

On 24 August 2011, the Company entered into the Entrusted Loan Agreement with 
CCB Diao Yu Tai Branch and Duolun Coal Chemical Company in relation to the 
provision of the Entrusted Loan amounting to RMB400 million by the Company to 
Duolun Coal Chemical Company through the Entrusted Loan Arrangement, in which 
CCB Diao Yu Tai Branch acts as a lending agent.


Parties 

(1)  the Company, as the lender;
(2)  CCB Diao Yu Tai Branch, as the lending agent; and
(3)  Duolun Coal Chemical Company, as the borrower.


Major Terms of the Entrusted Loan Agreement


Entrusted Loan Arrangement

Pursuant to the Entrusted Loan Agreement, CCB Diao Yu Tai Branch is designated 
by the Company to act as a lending agent to, inter alia, release the Entrusted 
Loan, which is funded by the Company, to Duolun Coal Chemical Company and to 
monitor the use and repayment of the Entrusted Loan by Duolun Coal Chemical 
Company.


Principal amount of the Entrusted Loan

RMB400 million


Term

The term for the Entrusted Loan Agreement is 36 months commencing from 24 August 
2011 to 23 August 2014. 


Interest rate

At a floating interest rate, being the benchmark interest rate to be charged for 
the same level of loans in RMB by the People's Bank of China for the same period 
as announced by the People's Bank of China on the date when each batch of 
borrowing is withdrawn and to be adjusted annually. The adjustment date is 21st 
December of each year. The adjusted interest rate will be the prevailing RMB 
benchmark lending rate for the same period announced by the People's Bank of 
China on the adjustment date. 

Given the current difficulty in financing, such interest rate is arrived at after 
arm's length negotiation between the Company and Duolun Coal Chemical Company in 
consideration of the overall reduction in capital costs to the Group after the 
accounts of Duolun Coal Chemical Company (being the controlled subsidiary of the 
Company) are consolidated into the accounts of the Company.


Repayment schedule of the principal of the Entrusted Loan

One-off repayment of the principal by Duolun Coal Chemical Company upon maturity 
of the Entrusted Loan Agreement. 


Payment schedule of interests of the Entrusted Loan 

Interests shall be settled by Duolun Coal Chemical Company on a quarterly basis. 
The settlement date falls on the twentieth (20th) day of the last month of each 
quarter.


Handling charge

The annual handling charge for the Entrusted Loan under the Entrusted Loan 
Agreement is calculated at 0.025% of the principal amount of the Entrusted Loan. 
Duolun Coal Chemical Company shall pay such handling charge when the Entrusted 
Loan is released and on every year's corresponding date for the release of the 
loan. 


Effective Date 

The Entrusted Loan Agreement shall become effective when it is duly signed by the 
parties. 


REASONS FOR AND BENEFITS OF ENTERING INTO THE ENTRUSTED LOAN AGREEMENT

In order to ensure the smooth progress of the Duolun Coal Chemical Project, the 
Company intends to provide the Entrusted Loan amounting to RMB400 million to 
Duolun Coal Chemical Company according to the actual situation of the Duolun Coal 
Chemical Project. The Entrusted Loan is beneficial for the smooth progress of 
subsequent project construction of the Duolun Coal Chemical Project and to ensure 
repayment of due borrowings by Duolun Coal Chemical Company. It is also 
considered that the overall capital costs to the Group will be reduced after the 
accounts of Duolun Coal Chemical Company (being the controlled subsidiary of the 
Company) are consolidated into the accounts of the Company.

The Directors (including the independent non-executive Directors) are of the view 
that the terms of the Entrusted Loan Agreement are fair and reasonable, have been 
entered into after arm's length negotiation between all parties thereto and 
determined on normal commercial terms. and is in the interests of the Company and 
the Shareholders as a whole.


CONNECTED TRANSACTION

As at the date of this announcement, Duolun Coal Chemical Company is owned as to 
60% and 40% by Energy and Chemical Company and CDC, respectively. CDC is a 
controlling Shareholder of the Company, which together with its subsidiaries, 
hold approximately 34.71% of the issued share capital of the Company as at the 
date of this announcement. Duolun Coal Chemical Company is therefore a connected 
person of the Company and the Entrusted Loan Agreement constitutes a connected 
transaction of the Company under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules. 

As each of the applicable percentage ratios (as defined in Rule 14.07 of the 
Listing Rules) for the principal amount of the Entrusted Loan is more than 0.1% 
but less than 5%, the Entrusted Loan Agreement is only subject to the reporting 
and announcement requirements under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules but is 
exempt from the requirement of approval by the independent Shareholders of the 
Company under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules.

None of the Directors have any material interest in the Entrusted Loan Agreement. 
Those connected Directors, including Liu Shunda, Hu Shengmu and Fang Qinghai, who 
are the principal management staff of CDC, have abstained from voting at the 
relevant Board meeting for approval of the Entrusted Loan Agreement pursuant to 
the listing rules of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. 


INFORMATION RELATING TO THE COMPANY

The Company is principally engaged in the development and operation of power 
plants, the sale of electricity and thermal power, and the repair, testing and 
maintenance of power equipment as well as the provision of power-related 
technical services. The main service areas of the Company are in the PRC.


INFORMATION RELATING TO DUOLUN COAL CHEMICAL COMPANY

Duolun Coal Chemical Company was duly incorporated on 19 August 2009 with a 
registered capital of RMB4,050.00 million. Duolun Coal Chemical Company is 
principally responsible for the construction and operation of the coal-based 
olefin project with an annual output of 460,000 tonnes. The equity structure of 
Duolun Coal Chemical Company is as follows: Energy and Chemical Company, the 
Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, holds 60% equity interests, and CDC, the 
controlling Shareholder of the Company, holds 40% equity interests.

As at 31 December 2010, Duolun Coal Chemical Company's total assets amounted to 
RMB20,722.62 million; total liabilities amounted to RMB16,687.76 million; and the 
asset-to-liability ratio was 80.53% (the aforesaid figures were audited).

As at 31 March 2011, Duolun Coal Chemical Company's total assets amounted to 
RMB21,037.19 million; total liabilities amounted to RMB17,002.32 million; and the 
asset-to-liability ratio was 80.82% (the aforesaid figures have not been audited).


DEFINITIONS 

In this announcement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following 
expressions have the following meanings:



"A Share(s)"                      the domestic ordinary share(s) of the Company 
                                  with a nominal value of RMB1.00 each and are 
                                  listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange

"Board"                           the board of Directors of the Company

"CCB Diao Yu Tai Branch"          the Diao Yu Tai Branch of China Construction 
                                  Bank Corporation, a bank incorporated in the 
                                  PRC and is principally engaged in banking, 
                                  financial and other finance-related services

"CDC"                             China Datang Corporation, a State-owned 
                                  enterprise established under the laws of the 
                                  PRC and is a controlling Shareholder of the 
                                  Company pursuant to the Listing Rules which, 
                                  together with its subsidiaries, own 
                                  approximately 34.71% of the issued share 
                                  capital of the Company as at the date of this 
                                  announcement 

"Company"                         Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd., 
                                  a sino-foreign joint stock limited company 
                                  incorporated in the PRC on 13 December 1994, 
                                  whose H Shares are listed on the Stock Exchange 
                                  and the London Stock Exchange and whose A 
                                  Shares are listed on the Shanghai Stock 
                                  Exchange

"Directors"                       the director(s) of the Company

"Duolun Coal Chemical Company"    Datang Inner Mongolia Duolun Coal Chemical 
                                  Company Limited, which constructs and operates
                                  the Duolun Coal Chemical Project 

"Duolun Coal Chemical Project"    the project located in Duolun County in the 
                                  Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region which uses the 
                                  brown coal from the East Unit 2 coal mine of 
                                  Shengli Coal Mine as raw materials for the 
                                  production of polypropylene chemical products 
                                  by employing the pulverised coal gasification 
                                  technology, the synthetic gas purification 
                                  technology, large-scale methanol synthesis 
                                  technology, the methanol-to-propylene 
                                  technology and the propylene polymerisation 
                                  technology. It is the most advanced coal 
                                  chemical project adopting clean, efficient and
                                  high value-added utilisation of coal. This 
                                  project produces 460,000 tonnes of 
                                  polypropylene per year and other by-products

"Energy and Chemical Company"     Datang Energy and Chemical Company Limited, a 
                                  wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, 
                                  principally engaged in the production and sales 
                                  businesses for the products including 
                                  coal-alkene, coal-natural gas and extraction of 
                                  alumina from pulverized fuel ash 

"Entrusted Loan"                  the entrusted loan of a principal amount of 
                                  RMB400 million

"Entrusted Loan Agreement"        the entrusted loan agreement entered into on 
                                  24 August 2011 between the Company, CCB Diao Yu 
                                  Tai Branch and Duolun Coal Chemical Company in 
                                  respect of the Entrusted Loan Arrangement

"Entrusted Loan Arrangement"      the arrangement where CCB Diao Yu Tai Branch is 
                                  designated by the Company to act as lending 
                                  agent to, inter alia, release the Entrusted 
                                  Loan, which is funded by the Company, to Duolun 
                                  Coal Chemical Company and to monitor the use 
                                  and repayment of the Entrusted Loan by Duolun 
                                  Coal Chemical Company pursuant to the Entrusted 
                                  Loan Agreement

"Group"                           the Company and its subsidiaries 

"H Share(s)"                      the overseas listed foreign shares of the 
                                  Company with a nominal value of RMB1.00 each, 
                                  which are listed on the Stock Exchange and the 
                                  London Stock Exchange

"Hong Kong"                       the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of 
                                  the PRC

"Listing Rules"                   the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities 
                                  on the Stock Exchange 

"PRC"                             the People's Republic of China

"RMB"                             Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC

"Shareholder(s)"                  the holder(s) of the Share(s)

"Shares"                          the ordinary shares of the Company with a 
                                  nominal value of RMB1.00 each, comprising 
                                  domestic Shares and H Shares

"Stock Exchange"                  The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

"%"                               percent



                                                         By Order of the Board  
                                                               Zhou Gang     
                                                         Secretary to the Board 


Beijing, the PRC, 24 August 2011

As at the date of this announcement, the Directors of the Company are: 
Liu Shunda , Hu Shengmu, Cao Jingshan, Fang Qinghai, Zhou Gang, Liu Haixia, 
Guan Tiangang, Su Tiegang, Ye Yonghui, Li Gengsheng, Li Yanmeng*, Zhao Zunlian*, 
Li Hengyuan*, Zhao Jie* and Jiang Guohua*. 

*  Independent non-executive Directors