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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                             

Capital Contribution Agreement                                                 
                                                                               
On 17 October 2011, the Company entered into the Capital Contribution Agreement
with Datang Coal Industry Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CDC, to set up 
Da Ta Energy Company for the purposes of construction and operation of Da Ta   
Coal Logistics Park Zone. The Company and Datang Coal Industry Company agreed  
to make capital contributions in the sum of approximately RMB65.03 million and 
approximately RMB120.75 million, respectively, to set up Da Ta Energy Company  
in the proportions of 35% and 65%, respectively.                               
                                                                               
Connected Transaction                                                          
                                                                               
As at the date of this announcement, Datang Coal Industry Company is a         
wholly-owned subsidiary of CDC, and CDC is the controlling Shareholder of the  
Company. CDC and its subsidiaries together hold approximately 34.71% of the    
issued share capital of the Company. Accordingly, Datang Coal Industry Company 
is a connected person of the Company under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules and
the entering into the Capital Contribution Agreement constitutes a connected   
transaction of the Company.                                                    
                                                                               
As each of the applicable percentage ratios (as defined under Rule 14.07 of the
Listing Rules) in respect of the Capital Contribution Agreement is more than   
0.1% but less than 5%, the Capital Contribution Agreement is only subject to   
the reporting and announcement requirements under Chapter 14A of the Listing   
Rules and does not require the approval by the independent Shareholders of the 
Company under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules.                                

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

Date

17 October 2011

Parties

The Company and Datang Coal Industry Company

MAJOR TERMS OF THE CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

 1. The Company and Datang Coal Industry Company agreed to make capital
    contributions to set up Datang Energy Company for the purposes of
    construction and operation of Da Ta Coal Logistics Park Zone. Based on the
    feasibility study report of Da Ta Coal Logistics Park Zone, the total
    project investment amount of Phase 1 of the Da Ta Coal Logistics Park Zone
    is estimated at approximately RMB619.2592 million (the total project
    investment amount is subject to the approval document by the PRC relevant
    authorities), and the project capital will be 30% of the total project
    investment amount, which amounts to approximately RMB185.78 million.
    Pursuant to the Capital Contribution Agreement, Datang Coal Industry
    Company agreed to contribute approximately RMB120.75 million which accounts
    for 65% of the project capital; the Company agreed to contribute
    approximately RMB65.03 million, which accounts for 35% of the project
    capital.
   
    The above capital contribution amounts to be made by the parties will be in
    place at the same period and in the same proportion according to the progress
    of development and construction of the project. The differences between the
    total project investment amount and the project capital of Da Ta Energy Company
    will be funded by Da Ta Energy Company through financing.

 2. The initial registered capital of Da Ta Energy Company is RMB20 million.
    Datang Coal Industry Company agreed to make capital contribution of RMB13
    million to the registered capital according to its 65% capital contribution
    ratio; and the Company agreed to make capital contribution of RMB7 million
    to the registered capital, according to its 35% capital contribution ratio.
    Both parties agreed to make the aforesaid capital contribution on an
    one-off basis before the incorporation of Da Ta Energy Company by way of
    cash.
   
    The Company's contribution to the registered capital of Da Ta Energy Company
    will be funded by internal resources.

 3. Da Ta Energy Company is registered in Dalate Qi in Erdos City, and is
    principally engaged in the production, trading, washing selection and deep
    processing of coal and other coal-related operations. Upon incorporation,
    Da Ta Energy Company will be responsible for the construction and operation
    of Da Ta Coal Logistics Park Zone.
   
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

The Capital Contribution Agreement will become effective upon signing by the
relevant authorised representatives of the parties and sealed with their
respective company chops.

INFORMATION ON PROJECT ASSETS UNDER THE CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

Upon incorporation, Da Ta Energy Company will be responsible for the
construction and operation of Da Ta Coal Logistics Park Zone.

Da Ta Coal Logistics Park Zone is located within Dalate Qi in Erdos City, Inner
Mongolia, next to Da Ta Train Station and about 5 km from Nalingoumen Station
on the Baotou-Shenmu Railway. It faces Baotou-Maoming Expressway and National
Highway 210 in the east, 33 km from Dongsheng District in the south, about 50
km from the Company's Baoli open-cut coal mine in the west and 27 km from
Shulinzhao County in Dalate Qi.

Da Ta Coal Logistics Park Zone has a total throughput of 10 million tonnes of
raw coal per annum, with planning and design in two phases. The handling
capacity for Phase 1 is 5 million tonnes of raw coal per annum, while that for
Phase 2 is 5 million tonnes per annum. Phase 1 of the Da Ta Coal Logistics Park
Zone involves a total investment of approximately RMB619.2592 million with a
capital ratio of 30% (the capital ratio is determined basing on the relevant
requirements of the PRC). The construction period is 12 months.

As at the date of this announcement, Da Ta Coal Logistics Park Zone is
undergoing the approval procedures by the relevant authorities in the PRC.

INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY

The Company is principally engaged in the construction and operation of power
plants, the sale of electricity and thermal power, the repair and maintenance
of power equipment and power related technical services, with its main service
areas being in the PRC.

INFORMATION ON DATANG COAL INDUSTRY COMPANY

Datang Coal Industry Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CDC established on
19 February 2009 with registered capital of RMB1 billion. It is principally
engaged in scientific research, development, exploration, sales, storage and
processing relating to the coal production business; and is responsible for the
corporatised and professional management of CDC's coal (mining) projects.

REASONS FOR AND BENEFITS OF ENTERING INTO THE CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

Coal production capacity is restricted by the availability of outbound channels
because the pace of growth in production of coal resources in Erdos City, Inner
Mongolia is faster than the pace of growth in transportation capacity. In 2009,
23.50 million tonnes of raw coal were produced in Dalate Qi. Such output
continues to rise with the completion of construction of more new mines in
recent years. As the coal mines in Dalate Qi are small in size, outbound
transportation by railway is poor and there is a lack of local complementary
facilities of coal selection plants, its coal products are not competitive in
the market. As such, the construction of a logistics park zone to collect raw
coal from local coal mines for storage, washing, loading, blending and outbound
transportation by train will have a promising market outlook.

Da Ta Coal Logistics Park is positioned as a regional major coal flow hub and
base as well as a major coal distribution centre. It is located in the northern
exit of the coal outbound transportation area in the west of Erdos region. The
surrounding areas of the exit are rich in coal resources, having numerous coal
mines and sufficient coal sources. Owing to the coal industry policies of the
State and the autonomous region, there is an intent for more medium and
small-sized coal mines in these surrounding areas to look for transfer. The
equity investment in the construction of Da Ta Logistics Park will not only
secure thermal coal supply to the Company, but will also complete the Company's
assets chain for the production, transportation and sales of coal in the Erdos
region, enabling the Company to play a positive role in the acquisition and
integration of coal mines in the neighbouring areas.

The Directors (including the independent non-executive Directors) are of the
view that the terms of the Capital Contribution 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 are in the
interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole.

CONNECTED TRANSACTION

As at the date of this announcement, Datang Coal Industry Company is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of CDC, and CDC is the controlling Shareholder of the
Company. CDC and its subsidiaries together hold approximately 34.71% of the
issued share capital of the Company. Accordingly, Datang Coal Industry Company
is a connected person of the Company under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules and
the entering into the Capital Contribution Agreement constitutes a connected
transaction of the Company.

As each of the applicable percentage ratios (as defined under Rule 14.07 of the
Listing Rules) in respect of the Capital Contribution Agreement is more than
0.1% but less than 5%, the Capital Contribution Agreement is only subject to
the reporting and announcement requirements under Chapter 14A of the Listing
Rules and does not require the 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 transaction. 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 Board
meeting for approval of the relevant transaction in accordance with the
requirements of the Listing Rules.

DEFINITIONS

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

"Board"                   the board of directors                               
                                                                               
"Baoli open-cut coal      Baoli open-cut coal mine of Inner Mongolia Baoli Coal
mine"                     Mining Company, in which the Company holds 70% equity
                          interests                                            
                                                                               
"Capital                  the agreement entered into between the Company and   
Contribution              Datang Coal Industry Company on 17 October 2011 in   
Agreement"                respect of the capital contribution for Da Ta Energy 
                          Company, the details of which are set out in this    
                          announcement                                         
                                                                               
"CDC"                     China Datang Corporation, a State-owned enterprise   
                          established under the laws of the PRC and is the     
                          controlling Shareholder of the Company pursuant to   
                          the Listing Rules                                    
                                                                               
"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                              
                                                                               
"connected person"        has the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing     
                          Rules                                                
                                                                               
"connected                has the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing     
transaction"              Rules                                                
                                                                               
"Da Ta Coal               Inner Mongolia Erdos Dalate Qi coal logistics park   
Logistics Park Zone"      zone project, details of which are set out in the    
                          section headed "INFORMATION ON PROJECT ASSETS UNDER  
                          THE CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT" in this          
                          announcement                                         
                                                                               
"Da Ta Energy             Inner Mongolia Datang Da Ta Energy Company Limited   
Company"                                                                       
                                                                               
"Datang Coal              China Datang Coal Industry Company Limited, a        
Industry Company"         wholly-owned subsidiary of CDC                       
                                                                               
"Director(s)"             the director(s) of the Company                       
                                                                               
"Dongsheng District"      Dongsheng District in Erdos City, Inner Mongolia     
                          Autonomous Region                                    
                                                                               
"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 shareholders of the Company                      
                                                                               
"Stock Exchange"          The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited              
                                                                               
"%"                       per cent                                             

                                                         By Order of the Board

                                                                     Zhou Gang

                                                        Secretary to the Board

Beijing, the PRC, 17 October 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