Issue 2007 Commercial Papers

Datang Intl Power Generation Co Ld
08 June 2007

               Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd.
     (a sino-foreign joint stock limited company incorporated in the
                     People's Republic of China)

                         (Stock Code: 991)

            Completion of the Issue of the First Batch of
                  2007 Short-term Commercial Papers


This announcement is made pursuant to Rule 13.09(1)(a) of the Rules Governing
the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the
'Listing Rules').


Pursuant to the requirements set out in Rules 14 and 14A of the Listing Rules,
the issue of the short-term commercial papers does not constitute any
transactions within its meaning prescribed therein.


Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd. (the 'Company') has completed
the issue of the first batch of the 2007 short-term commercial papers (the
'Commercial Papers') on 7 June 2007. The principal amount of the Commercial
Papers is RMB3 billion, with an issue period of 365 days. The nominal value of
the Commercial Papers is RMB100 and the interest rate is 3.48% per annum.


China Minsheng Banking Corporation Limited is the lead underwriter organising
the underwriters for the Commercial Papers. The Commercial Papers were issued
publicly in the national inter-bank bond market through a book-building
centralised placing process. The proceeds of the Commercial Papers will be used
primarily for replenishing the Company's working capital, facilitating the
optimisation of the Company's financing structure and the reduction of financing
costs.


At the 2005 annual general meeting of the Company (the '2005 AGM') held on 20
June 2006, the board of directors (the 'Board') was authorised to issue short-
term Commercial Papers with an aggregate principal amount of not more than RMB4
billion. The authorisation will be effective within a 12-month period from the
date of the 2005 AGM approving the issue. On 4 September 2006, the Company
obtained an approval from the People's Bank of China for the issue of such
short-term Commercial Papers and the Company may issue such Commercial Papers in
batches within the aggregate cap amount of RMB4 billion. On 18 September 2006,
the Company completed the issue of the 2006 short-term Commercial Papers for a
principal amount of RMB1 billion, with a nominal value of RMB100, an issue
period of 270 days and an interest rate of 3.59% per annum.


The relevant documents in relation to the issue of the Commercial Papers are
announced on the websites of ChinaMoney (http://www.chinamoney.com.cn) and
ChinaBond (http://www.chinabond.com.cn).


                                                      By Order of the Board
                                                              Yang Hongming
                                                     Secretary to the Board

Beijing, the PRC, 7 June 2007

As at the date of this announcement, the Directors of the Company are:

Zhai Ruoyu, Zhang Yi, Hu Shengmu, Fang Qinghai, Yang Hongming, Liu Haixia, Guan
Tiangang, Su Tiegang, Ye Yonghui, Tong Yunshang, Xie Songlin*, Xu Daping*, Liu
Chaoan*, Yu Changchun* and Xia Qing*


*  Independent non-executive Directors




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