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OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT

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The "Announcement Regarding the Approval for the Construction of Shenhua Guohua Qingyuan Power Generation Project "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 26 August 2015 is enclosed hereto as overseas regulatory announcement.

Beijing, 25 August, 2015

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. Chen Hongsheng as non-executive director, 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 2015-059

China Shenhua Energy Company Limited Announcement Regarding the Approval for the Construction of Shenhua Guohua Qingyuan Power Generation Project

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 Development and Reform Commission of Guangdong Province regarding the construction of the Shenhua Guohua Qingyuan Power Generation Project (the "Project"). The major details of the approval document (Document No.: Yue Fa Gai Neng Dian Han [2015] No. 3482) are as follows:
(I) The Project was approved to satisfy the demand for electricity in the Pearl River Delta Region and in Qingyuan City, enhance the safe and stable operation of the power grid, promote the enhancement and adjustment of the power supply structure, and to push ahead with energy conservation and emission reduction.
(II) The Project is to be constructed and operated by Shenhua Guohua Qingyuan Power Generation Co., Ltd., a company owned as to 51% by the Company which has taken the lead in its establishment. The location of construction is Shakou Town, Yingde City, Qingyuan.
(III) The Project is to build 2×1,000 MW ultra-supercritical coal-fired generating units. The power plant uses natural draft cooling towers with a secondary closed circulating system, with water to be sourced from the surface water of Beijiang River; and the ash and slag emitted will be fully put into comprehensive uses.
(IV) Devices for smoke dedusting, desulphurisation and denitrification will be constructed at the same time. After commencing production, the various emission indicators of the generating units shall meet national and Guangdong Province environmental protection requirements. Further enhancement measures will be taken to basically control the emission concentrations of major air pollutants such as soot, sulphur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides within the emission limits of gas turbine units. Energy-saving management for the Project will be strengthened and after commencing production, energy consumption indicators including standard coal consumption rates for power generation and power output dispatch should be
controlled within the design standards.

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(V) The total dynamic investment of the Project is approximately RMB8.918 billion, approximately 25% of which will be capital funds to be contributed by Shenhua Guohua Qingyuan Power Generation Co., Ltd.; 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
26 August 2015

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