Approval on the Non-public Issue of A Shares by...

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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: 991)                      

                       OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT                        

                        ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE APPROVAL ON                       
                      THE NON-PUBLIC ISSUE OF A SHARES BY                      
                    THE PUBLIC OFFERING REVIEW COMMITTEE OF                    
                    CHINA SECURITIES REGULATORY COMMISSION                     

Special Notice:                                                                
                                                                               
The board of directors (the "Board") and all directors (the "Directors") of the
Company warrant that there are no false representations and misleading         
statements contained in, or material omissions from this announcement, and     
severally and jointly accept the responsibility for the truthfulness, accuracy 
and completeness of the content of this announcement.                          
                                                                               
This announcement is made pursuant to Rule 13.09(2) of the Rules Governing the 
Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing 
Rules").                                                                       

The Board hereby announces that with regard to the application for the
non-public issue of A shares by Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd.
(the "Company"), the Public Offering Review Committee of the China Securities
Regulatory Commission ("CSRC") reviewed the application on 29 November 2010.
According to the review result, the application relating to the non-public
issue of A shares by the Company has been approved. The Company will issue a
separate announcement upon receipt of the official approval document from the
CSRC.

                                                          By Order of the Board
                                                                  Zhou Gang
                                                         Secretary to the Board

Beijing, the PRC, 30 November 2010

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, Su Tiegang, Ye Yonghui, Li Gengsheng, Li Yanmeng*, Zhao Zunlian*,
Li Hengyuan*, Zhao Jie*, Jiang Guohua*

* Independent non-executive directors