BEIJING, Oct. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Huaneng Power International, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: HNP; HKEx: 902; SSE: 600011) today announces its power generation in the first three quarter of 2014.

According to the Company's preliminary statistics, as of 30 September 2014, the Company's total power generation by the power plants within China on consolidated basis amounted to 223.042 billion kWh, representing a decrease of 4.66% over the same period last year. Total electricity sold by the Company amounted to 210.805 billion kWh, representing a decrease of 4.60% over the same period last year.

The decrease in power generation of the Company was mainly attributable to the following reasons:

1. The nation-wide electricity consumption in China is experiencing low or medium growth;
2. The commencement of operations of multiple West-to-East UHV transmission lines has severely squeezed the generation potential of thermal power generators in the coastal region in the east of China, in which thermal power generators account for a relatively high proportion in the Company's total power generation capacities, thus having the material power impact on the Company's power generations;
3. The commencement of operations of many hydropower generating units in Yunnan, in which power generations are also transmittable to Guangdong load center, as well as the commencement of operations of large nuclear power generators in Liaoning and Fujian, has had negative effect upon the power generations by thermal power units in Yunnan, Guangdong, Liaoning and Fujian;
4. During the peak summer period, the temperature in most of the areas within China fell compared to the same period last year, and hence the demand of electricity was low. 

The power generation and electricity sold by each of the Company's domestic power plants for the first three quarters of 2014 are listed below (in billion kWh):

The accumulated power generation of Tuas Power Limited in Singapore, which is wholly owned by the Company, accounted for a market share of 21.6% in Singapore in the first three quarters of 2014, representing an increase of 1 percentage point compared to the same period last year.

Additional Information about the Transaction

The Company will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Current Report on Form 6-K regarding the transaction. All parties desiring details regarding the transaction are urged to review these documents, which are available at the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov).

About Huaneng Power International, Inc.

Huaneng Power International, Inc. is one of China's largest listed power producers with controlled generation capacity of 66,888 MW and equity-based generation capacity of 60,184 MW. The power plants of the Company are located in 19 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China. The Company also has a wholly-owned power company in Singapore.

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