Notice of 2012 Annual General Meeting

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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)

                                     NOTICE OF 2012 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2012 annual general meeting (the "AGM") of Datang International Power Generation
Co., Ltd. (the "Company" or "Datang International") will be held at the meeting room of 5/F, InterContinental
Hotel, No. 11 Financial Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, the People's Republic of China (the "PRC") on
26 June 2013 (Wednesday) at 9:00 a.m. to consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions:

                                             ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

1. to consider and approve the "Report of the Board of Directors (the "Board") for the Year 2012"
   (including Independent Directors' Report on Work);

2. to consider and approve the "Report of the Supervisory Committee for the Year 2012";


3. to consider and approve the "Proposal of Final Accounts for the Year 2012";


4. to consider and approve the "Profit Distribution Proposal for the Year 2012" (Note 1);


5. to consider and approve the "Resolution on the Re-appointment of RSM China Certified Public
   Accountants Co., Ltd." (Note 2);


6. to consider and approve the "Resolution on the Provision of Guarantees for Certain Subsidiaries of the
   Company" (Note 3);

7. to consider and approve the "Resolution on the Entering of Leasing Business Cooperation
   Agreement with Datang Lease Company" (Note 4);

                                              SPECIAL RESOLUTION

8. to consider and approve the "Proposal on Proposing to the Shareholders' General Meeting to Grant a Mandate
   to the Board to Determine the Issuance of New Shares of Not More Than 20% of Each Class of Shares" (Note 5).

                                CLOSURE OF THE REGISTER OF MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY

Holders of H shares of the Company ("Holders of H shares") should note that, pursuant to the articles of
association of the Company (the "Articles"), the register of members of the Company will be closed from
28 May 2013 (Tuesday) to 26 June 2013 (Wednesday) (both dates inclusive), during which period no transfer of any
H shares of the Company will be registered. Holders of H shares whose names appear on the register of members of
the Company on 28 May 2013 (Tuesday) are entitled to attend and vote at the AGM. In order to be entitled to the
attendance of the AGM, Holders of H shares are required to deposit the transfer document together with the relevant
share certificates at the H share registrar of the Company, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at
Rooms 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong at or before 4:30 p.m.
on 27 May 2013 (Monday).

If the above ordinary resolution numbered (4) regarding "Profit Distribution Proposal for the Year 2012" is
approved by shareholders at the AGM and in order to confirm shareholders' entitlement to the final dividend, the
register of members of the Company will be closed from 5 July 2013 (Friday) to 11 July 2013 (Thursday) (both dates
inclusive) and no transfer of any H shares of the Company will be registered. Holders of H shares whose names
appear on the register of members of the Company on 11 July 2013 (Thursday) are entitled to the distribution of
final dividend for the year 2012. To ensure the eligibility of receiving the final dividend, Holders of H shares
are required to deposit the transfer document together with the relevant share certificates at the H share
registrar of the Company, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Rooms 1712-1716, 17th Floor,
Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong at or before 4:30 p.m. on 4 July 2013 (Thursday).

                                                                                    By Order of the Board
                                                                                          Zhou Gang
                                                                                    Secretary to the Board

Beijing, the PRC
10 May 2013

Notes:

1. As audited by RSM China Certified Public Accountants Co., Ltd. and RSM Nelson Wheeler, net profit attributable
   to the equity holders of the Company for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2012 under PRC Accounting Standards
   for Business Enterprises and International Financial Reporting Standards amounted to approximately
   RMB4,007.82 million and RMB4,062.27 million respectively. The Company withdrew 10% of the net profit of the
   parent company under PRC Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises as statutory surplus reserve amounting
   to approximately RMB270.83 million.

   The Company's profit distribution proposal for the year 2012 is as follows:

   Based on the Company's total share capital (as at 31 December 2012, the Company's total share capital was
   13,310,037,578 shares), the Company proposed to distribute a dividend of RMB0.10 per share (tax included) to all
   shareholders and the total amount of the proposed cash dividends to be distributed is approximately
   RMB1,331 million.

2. The Company proposed to re-appoint RSM China Certified Public Accountants Co., Ltd. (Special Ordinary
   Partnership) and RSM Nelson Wheeler Certified Public Accounts as certified public accountants for carrying out
   the domestic and overseas auditing work of the Company for the year 2013. The appointment term is one year with
   the audit fee amounting to RMB15.24 million.
 
3. The Company proposed to provide guarantees for the financing of the following controlling or wholly-owned
   subsidiaries of the Company:

   (1) The Company proposed to provide a guarantee to Gansu Datang International Liancheng Power Generation Company
       Limited ("Liancheng Power Generation Company"), a subsidiary of the Company, covering the full amount of 
       Liancheng Power Generation Company's financing according to its actual needs. The guarantee amount shall 
       not exceed RMB620 million and shall be used for the replacement of due loans and denitrification
       construction;

   (2) The Company proposed to provide a guarantee to Jiangxi Datang International Xinyu Power Generation Company
       Limited ("Xinyu Power Generation Company"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, covering the full
       amount of Xinyu Power Generation Company's financing according to its actual needs. The guarantee amount
       shall not exceed RMB265 million and shall be used for the replacement of due loans and the replenishment of
       working capital;

   (3) The Company proposed to provide a guarantee to Yunnan Datang International Mengye River Hydropower
       Development Company Limited ("Mengye River Hydropower Development Company"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
       the Company, covering the full amount of Mengye River Hydropower Development Company's financing according
       to its actual needs. The guarantee amount shall not exceed RMB600 million and shall be used for the
       construction of Mengye River Hydropower Station and replacement of due loans.

   For details of the abovementioned provisions of guarantee, please refer to the announcement of the Company
   dated 8 May 2013.

4. The Company proposed to enter into the Leasing Business Cooperation Agreement ("Lease Agreement") with Datang
   Finance Lease Company ("Datang Lease Company") for a term of three years commencing from 1 January 2013 to
   31 December 2015; Datang Lease Company shall provide the Company with financial leasing services with an annual
   amount not exceeding RMB10,000 million for the investment and construction of key projects of the Company and
   units of the Company in areas including thermal power, hydropower, wind power and recycling economy. Datang
   Lease Company shall provide the Company with general rates for lease fees that are equivalent to or more
   favourable than those offered by other domestic financial leasing companies in China for providing similar
   services.

   For details of the Lease Agreement, please refer to the announcement of the Company dated 25 April 2013 and
   the circular to be despatched by the Company.

5. The Board agreed to propose to the AGM to grant the following mandates to the Board:

   (1) To propose, subject to the requirements of note (2) of this resolution, to generally and unconditionally
       authorise the Board to, within 12 months from the date of approval of the special resolution at the
       Company's shareholders' general meeting, exercise all rights of the Company to authorise, allot or issue,
       either separately or concurrently, domestic shares (A shares) and overseas-listed foreign shares (H shares)
       and execute or grant any offers, agreements and arrangements which may require the exercise of such rights;

   (2) Pursuant to the approval of note (1) of this resolution, the Board may allot or issue, either separately
       or concurrently, A shares and H shares with the respective numbers of A shares and H shares to be allotted
       or issued, either separately or concurrently, not more than 20% of the respective number of the issued A
       shares and H shares of the Company;

   (3) Subject to the restrictions of note (1) and note (2) of this resolution, the Board may, within the given
       limits, determine the respective numbers of A shares and H shares to be allotted or issued, either
       separately or concurrently, and

   (4) Subject to the restrictions of notes (1), (2) and (3) of this resolution and according to the Company's
       actual condition of the allotment or issue of new A shares and new H shares, either separately or
       concurrently, the Board may increase the registered capital of the Company and make appropriate amendments
       to Articles 18 and 21 to the "Articles of Association of Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd".

6. Other Matters

   (1) Each of the Holders of H shares entitled to attend and vote at the AGM, is entitled to appoint one or more
       proxies to attend and vote on his/her behalf. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.

   (2) If Holders of H shares have appointed more than one proxy to attend the AGM, the proxies can only exercise
       their voting rights by way of poll.

   (3) To be valid, Holders of H shares must deliver the proxy form, and if such proxy form is signed by a person
       on behalf of the appointer pursuant to a power of attorney or other authority, a notarised copy of that
       power of attorney or other authority, to the Company's H share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor
       Services Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, in not less than
       24 hours before the time scheduled for holding the AGM.

   (4) Holders of H shares who wish to attend the AGM are required to return the notice of attendance by hand,
       post, cable or fax to the Company's office address on or before 5 June 2013 (Wednesday). Completion and
       return of the notice of attendance will not preclude a shareholder of the Company from attending and voting
       at the AGM in person.

   (5) The AGM is expected to last for one hour. Attending shareholders and their proxies shall be responsible
       for their own travel and accommodation expenses.

The Company's office
Address: No. 9 Guangningbo Street,
Xicheng District,
Beijing, the PRC 
Postcode: 100033
Telephone: [phone]  (8610) 8800 8682
Fax: [phone]

As at the date of this notice, 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* and Jiang Guohua*

*Independent non-executive director