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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)                              

                       OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT/
                          PRICE-SENSITIVE INFORMATION                        

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 contents of this announcement.                         
                                                                               
This announcement is made pursuant to Rules 13.09(1) and (2) of the Rules      
Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd (the "Company") hereby announces
that Liaoning Datang International Fuxin Coal-based Natural Gas Company Limited
("Fuxin Coal-based Natural Gas Company"), a subsidiary of the Company, recently
received "Reply of the Xinqiu District People's Government Regarding Approval
of Fiscal Subsidies to Liaoning Datang International Fuxin Coal-based Natural
Gas Company Limited in 2012" (New Policy No. [2012] 66, New Policy No. [2012]
71) of Xinqiu District of Fuxin City in the Liaoning Province. In accordance
with the document, Fuxin Coal-based Natural Gas Company will be granted with
operational fiscal subsidies of RMB379.5 million and RMB56 million
respectively, which will add up to a total sum of RMB435.5 million. The
aforementioned government subsidies will be accounted as non-operating income
of the fourth quarter of 2012 of the Company, which will be used primarily for
the construction of a self-provided power plant and an air separation branch
plant of Fuxin Coal-based Natural Gas Company.

The Fuxin Coal-based Natural Gas Project (the "Fuxin Coal-based Natural Gas
Project"), which has an annual output of 4 billion cubic meters, was developed
and constructed by Fuxin Coal-based Natural Gas Company. Upon completion of its
construction, it will mainly supply gas to Shenyang City of Liaoning Province
and the surrounding cities such as Tieling, Fushun, Benxi and Fuxin. The
construction of the Fuxin Coal-based Natural Gas Project has been stepped up at
present with the objective to commence production in 2013.

                                                        By Order of the Board  
                                                              Zhou Gang        
                                                        Secretary to the Board 

Beijing, the PRC, 23 October 2012

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, Mi Dabin, Ye Yonghui, Li Gengsheng, Li Yanmeng*, Zhao Zunlian*, 
Li Hengyuan*, Zhao Jie*, Jiang Guohua*

* Independent non-executive Directors