The board of directors of China Renewable Energy Investment Limited announced that Mr. TANG Siu Kui, Ernest has resigned as an independent non-executive director of the Company and ceased to act as a member of each of the Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Company with effect from 1 January 2016, as he would like to spend more time with his family. The Board further announced that Mr. ZHANG Songyi has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company and a member of each of the Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Company with effect from 1 January 2016.