Delay in Despatch of Circular

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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)

                                       DELAY IN DESPATCH OF CIRCULAR 
                               REGARDING MAJOR TRANSACTION AND CONTINUING 
                                           CONNECTED TRANSACTIONS


Reference is made to the announcement of the Company dated 25 April 2013 (the "Announcement") in relation to the 
Leasing Business Cooperation Agreement. Unless otherwise defined, capitalised terms used in this announcement 
shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Announcement. 

As stated in the Announcement, a circular (the "Circular") containing, among others, details of the Leasing 
Business Cooperation Agreement, a letter from the independent board committee and a letter from the independent 
financial advisor, both advising the terms of the Leasing Business Cooperation Agreement, is expected to be 
despatched to the Shareholders on or before 20 May 2013. 

As the Company requires additional time to finalise certain information for inclusion in the Circular, the 
despatch date of the Circular will be postponed to a date falling on or before 5 June 2013. 


                                                                                      By Order of the Board
                                                                                           Zhou Gang
                                                                                     Secretary to the Board

Beijing, the PRC, 20 May 2013 

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, Mi Dabin, Ye Yonghui, Li Gengsheng, Li Yanmeng*, Zhao Zunlian*, 
Li Hengyuan*, Zhao Jie*, Jiang Guohua* 

* Independent non-executive Directors