BEIJING, Jan. 10 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Huaneng Power International, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: HNP; HKEx: 902; SSE: 600011) announces its power generation in 2006 today.
Based on the Company's preliminary statistics, as of 31st December 2006, the Company's total power generation based on a consolidated basis in 2006 was 159.897 billion kWh, an increase of 6.24% over the previous year. The power generation of Shantou Power Plant, Taicang Power Plant, Yueyang Power Plant, Dandong Power Plant, Xindian Power Plant, Huaiyin Power Plant and Luohuang Power Plant increased significantly as compared to the previous year.
The increase in power generation of the Company's power plants was mainly attributable to the following reasons:
1. The Company has adopted effective sales and marketing strategies and brought into full play the advantages of the Company's high capacity and environmental efficiency generating units as well as low operating costs, etc. As such, the Company was able to capture larger market shares in market competition.
2. The Company seized timely the opportunities created by, among others, the change in market conditions in the areas where the Company's power plants operated and the unusual climatic changes. Meanwhile, the safe and reliable generating units and secure fuel supply provided favourable conditions to the Company to maintain continuing growth in power generation.
3. In 2006, a total of 18 new thermal and hydro power generating units (with an aggregate installed capacity of 7,150MW) commenced operation. The safe and stable operation of such generating units played an important role in the Company's power generation growth.
The power generation of each of the Company's power plants in 2006 was listed below (in billion kWh):
Dalian 10.027 Taicang 9.479
Fuzhou 8.341 Huaiyin 6.839
Nantong 7.660 Yushe 5.568
Shangan 7.901 Qinbei 7.027
Shanghai Shidongkou Second 7.406 Xindian 3.036
Shantou Coal-fired 8.446 Yingkou 4.890
Dandong 4.910 Jinggangshan 3.579
Nanjing 3.451 Yueyang 6.062
Dezhou 14.504 Luohuang 9.090
Jining 2.939 Pingliang 7.937
Weihai 4.430 Sichuan Hydro Power 6.479
Shanghai Shidongkou First 7.497 Shanghai Combined Cycle 0.198
Changxing 1.782 Yuhuan 0.419
Huaneng Power International, Inc. develops, constructs, operates and manages power plants in China nationwide, with a total generation capacity of 27,922MW on an equity basis. The Company wholly owns seventeen operating power plants, and has controlling interests in thirteen operating power companies and minority interests in four operating power companies. Currently, it is the largest listed power producer in China.
For enquiries, please contact:
Ms. Meng Jing / Ms. Zhao Lin Ms. Sally Wong / Ms. Jane Kun
Huaneng Power International, Inc. Rikes Communications Limited
Tel: +86-10-6649-1856 / 1866 Tel: +852-2520-2201
Fax: +86-10-6649-1860 Fax: +852-2520-2241
Email: ir@hpi.com.cn
