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(Stock Code: 01088) OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT

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The "Announcement Regarding the Approval for the Construction of the New Project of Shangdong Guohua Shouguang Power Plant under the Policy of 'Expanding Large Generating Units and Eliminating Small Ones'" as published in Chinese in the China Securities Journal, the Shanghai Securities News, the Securities Times and the Securities Daily and on the website of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (www.sse.com.cn) on 21 August 2014 is enclosed hereto as overseas regulatory announcement.

Beijing, 20 August, 2014

By Order of the Board

China Shenhua Energy Company Limited

Huang Qing

Secretary to the Board of Directors

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises the following: Dr. Zhang Yuzhuo, Dr. Ling Wen and Mr. Han Jianguo as executive directors, Mr. Kong Dong and Mr. Chen Hongsheng as non-executive directors, and Ms. Fan Hsu Lai Tai, Mr. Gong Huazhang and Mr. Guo Peizhang as independent non-executive directors.

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Stock Code: 601088 Stock Short Name: China Shenhua No. of Announcement: Lin 2014-045

China Shenhua Energy Company Limited Announcement Regarding the Approval for the Construction of the New Project of Shangdong Guohua Shouguang Power Plant under the Policy of "Expanding Large Generating Units and Eliminating Small Ones"

The board of directors and all directors of China Shenhua Energy Company Limited guarantee that the information set out in this announcement does not contain any false statements, misleading representations or material omissions, and severally and jointly accept responsibility
as to the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the content herein.
Recently, China Shenhua Energy Company Limited (the "Company") obtained approval from the National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China regarding the construction of the new project of Shangdong Guohua Shouguang Power Plant (the "Project") under the policy of "expanding large generating units and eliminating small ones". The major details of the approval document (Document No.: FaGaiJi Chu [2014] No. 1806) are as follows:
(I) The Project was approved to satisfy the power demand for economic and social development in Shangdong Province, facilitate the closing-down of small thermal generating units in Shangdong Province, adjust the power structure and raise efficiency.
(II) The Project is to be operated by a company which will be financed on a pro-rata basis in proportion to the 60% shareholding of the Company. The location of construction is Shouguang City, Shangdong Province.
(III) The Project is to build 2×1000 MW domestic ultra-supercritical coal-fired generating units designed for bituminous coal and accordingly close down the 519.5 MW small thermal generating units in Shangdong Province. The Project will have an annual demand for coal of 4.34 million tonnes after commencing production, which will be transported to the plant by railway from Shenfu Dongsheng Mines.
(IV) The various emission indicators of the Project should meet national environmental protection requirements, and strive to beas close to the emission standards of gas-fired generating units as possible. The generating units will adopt the secondary recycledsea water cooling method. High efficiency electrostatic precipitators and devices for desulphurization, denitrification and continuous on-line monitoring of flue gas will be installed for the Project. All ash and slag discharged will be comprehensively utilized.
(V) The total dynamic investment of the Project is approximately RMB7.872 billion, approximately 20% of which will be financed by capital funds. The Company will make capital contributions based on its proportion of shareholding; and the remaining funds required will be financed by way of bank borrowings.
By order of the board of directors China Shenhua Energy Company Limited Huang Qing
Secretary to the Board of Directors
20 August 2014

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