FORM
6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
Report of
Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the month of August, 2008,
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
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20-F
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this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. )
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(If "Yes"
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to registrant in connection
with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-__________. )
N/A
Huaneng
Power International, Inc.
West
Wing, Building C, Tianyin Mansion
No. 2C
Fuxingmennan Street
Xicheng
District
Beijing,
100031 PRC
This Form
6-K consists of:
An
announcement on the commenced commercial operation of Unit 5 of Shangan Power
Plant of Huaneng Power International, Inc. (the "Registrant"), made by the
Registrant on August 13, 2008.
(a
Sino-foreign joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic
of China)
(Stock Code: 902)
Overseas
Regulatory announcement
Unit
5 of Shangan Power Plant Commenced Commercial Operation
This
announcement is made pursuant to Rule 13.09(2) of the Rules Governing the
Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
Huaneng
Power International, Inc. (the “Company”) announces that a 600MW supercritical
air-cooling desulphurization coal-fired generating unit (Unit 5) of the Phase
III Project at Huaneng Shangan Power Plant, which is wholly owned by the
Company, has obtained approvals from the relevant authorities recently and
commenced commercial operation on 1 July 2008. To date, the Company´s total
generation capacity on an equity basis has increased from 36,393MW to
36,993MW.
Unit 5 of
Shangan Power Plant is the first 600MW supercritical air-cooling unit which
commenced operation in the PRC. The project represents the integration of
high-efficiency and low-consumption supercritical power generating technology
with water-saving direct air-cooling technology for the first time in the PRC.
The environmental protection benefits in terms of energy saving and water saving
are significant.
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By
Order of the Board
Gu
Biquan
Company
Secretary
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As at the
date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are:
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Huang
Yongda
(Non-executive
Director)
Huang
Long
(Non-executive
Director)
Wu
Dawei
(Non-executive
Director)
Liu
Guoyue
(Executive
Director)
Fan
Xiaxia
(Executive
Director)
Shan
Qunying
(Non-executive
Director)
Xu
Zujian
(Non-executive
Director)
Huang
Mingyuan
(Non-executive
Director)
Liu
Shuyuan
(Non-executive
Director)
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Liu
Jipeng
(Independent
Non-executive Director)
Yu
Ning
(Independent
Non-executive Director)
Shao
Shiwei
(Independent
Non-executive Director)
Zheng
Jianchao
(Independent
Non-executive Director)
Wu
Liansheng
(Independent
Non-executive Director)
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Beijing,
the PRC
13 August
2008
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the under-signed, thereunto duly
authorized.
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HUANENG
POWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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By
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/s/
Gu Biquan
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Name:
Gu
Biquan
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Title:
Company
Secretary
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Date: August
13, 2008