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CHINA POWER INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITED Press Release 8 January 2013 China Power Announced its Total Gross Generation and Total Net Generation in 2012

(8 Jan 2013, Hong Kong) China Power International Development Limited (the "Company", Stock Code: 2380) today announced its total gross generation and total net generation for the year ended 31 December 2012.
According to its preliminary statistics, the consolidated total gross generation of the Company (excluding the power plant of its associated company) amounted to
51,859,151MWh for the year ended 31 December 2012, representing a year-on-year
increase of 3.44% while its consolidated net generation totalled to 49,202,653 MWh, representing a year-on-year increase of 3.82%.
The increase in the power generation of hydro power plants was attributable to sufficient rainfall while the decrease in the power generation of coal-fired power plants was mainly caused by a weaker power demand during the year.
The respective total gross generation and total net generation figures of the power plants of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2012 are as follows:

Wholly-owned or controlled Power Plant

Total Gross Generation?MWh?

Total Net Generation?MWh?

Wholly-owned or controlled Power Plant

2012

2011

Changes

2012

2011

Changes

Coal-fired Power

Plant

Pingwei

7,069,720

7,430,880

-4.86%

6,693,120

7,031,608

-4.81%

Pingwei II

7,879,780

8,329,860

-5.40%

7,480,320

7,917,238

-5.52%

Yaomeng

3,879,655

5,862,703

-33.82%

3,504,788

5,327,887

-34.22%

YaomengII

6,906,208

7,079,259

-2.44%

6,561,535

6,727,656

-2.47%

Shentou I

3,382,983

5,085,040

-33.47%

2,968,896

4,515,124

-34.25%

Dabieshan

6,520,888

Note(1): 2× 600MW generating uints of Fuxi Power Plant commenced commercial operation on 1 November 2011 and 15 May 2012 respectively.

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The shares of the Company have been listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited since 15 October 2004. The Company is the flagship company of China Power Investment Corporation (one of the five national power generation groups in China) and its principal business is to develop, construct, manage and operate power plants in China. The Company wholly-owned or has controlling interest in seven large-capacity coal-fired power plants under commercial operation, and 50% equity interest in each of the associated companies, Changshu Power Plant and Xintang Power Plant. The Company also owns a 63% controlling interest in Wuling Power Corporation, which is one of the leading hydropower companies in China. In addition, the Company owns a 18.86% stake in Shanghai Electric Power Co., Ltd, which is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Currently, the Company has an attributable installed capacity of approximately 12,631 MW, among which the hydropower attributable installed capacity is approximately 2,914MW and hence the Company has the highest percentage of hydropower installed capacity among the Chinese power companies listed overseas.
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China Power International Development Limited Investor Relations Mr. Shou Rufeng / Ms Zhao Huan Tel: (852) 2802-3861 Fax: (852) 2802-3922

E-mail: rfshou@chinapower.hk / hzhao@chinapower.hk

Wonderful Sky Financial Group

Ms Linda Wong / Ms Alice Wang / Ms Gigi Tsang
Tel: (852) 2851-1038 Fax: (852) 2865-1638
E-mail: lindawong@wsfg.hk / alicewang@wsfg.hk / gigitsang@wsfg.hk

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