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OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT

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The "Announcement Regarding the Approval for the Construction of the New Project of Shenhua Tianming Power Plant" 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 16 July
2015 is enclosed hereto as overseas regulatory announcement.

By Order of the Board

China Shenhua Energy Company Limited

Huang Qing

Secretary to the Board of Directors

Beijing, 15 July, 2015

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises the following: Dr. Zhang Yuzhuo, Dr. Ling Wen, Mr. Han Jianguo and Mr. Wang Xiaolin 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 2015-051

China Shenhua Energy Company Limited Announcement Regarding the Approval for the Construction of the New Project of Shenhua Tianming Power Plant

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 Sichuan Province regarding the construction of the new project of Shenhua Tianming Power Plant (the "Project"). The major details of the approval document (Document No.: Chuan Fa Gai Neng Yuan [2015] No. 514) are as follows:
(I) In order to satisfy the electricity demand for economic and social development and enhance the capability in safeguarding the electricity supply of the Sichuan Province, the construction of the Project has been approved.
(II) The Project is to be constructed and operated by Shenhua Bashu Jiangyou Tianming Power Generation Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shenhua Sichuan Energy Company Limited ("Shenhua Sichuan Energy Company"), a subsidiary owned as to 51% by the Company. The location of construction is Shuanghe Town, Jiangyou City, Sichuan Province.
(III) The Project is to build 2×1,000 MW highly efficient ultra-supercritical coal-fired generating units. After commencing production, the Project will use approximately 4 million tonnes of coal annually, which will be supplied by the Ningdong Coal Mines of Shenhua Group Corporation Limited, the controlling shareholder of the Company, and transported to the plant by railway. All ash and slag will be utilized comprehensively.
(IV) The Project uses circulating water supply systems with natural draft cooling towers, with an annual consumption of 19,250,000m3of water after commencing production. Highly efficient devices for dedusting, desulphurization, denitrification and continuous online monitoring of smoke and flue gas will be installed for the Project. After commencing production, the various emission limits of the generating
units shall meet national environmental protection standards. On the basis of implementation of the various measures in the energy conservation evaluation report, the Project will optimize the technologies in respect of energy consumption by selecting energy-efficient equipment to strengthen management of energy conservation conscientiously.
(V) The total dynamic investment of the Project is approximately RMB6.922 billion, approximately 20% of which will be capital funds to be provided by Shenhua Sichuan Energy Company; and the remaining funds required will be financed by way of bank borrowings.

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By order of the board of directors China Shenhua Energy Company Limited Huang Qing
Secretary to the Board of Directors
16 July 2015

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