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 October 2017

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Huaneng Power International, Inc.
Huaneng Building,
6 Fuxingmennei Street,
Xicheng District,
Beijing, 100031 PRC




 
This Form 6-K consists of:

An announcement regarding power generation of Huaneng Power International, Inc. (the Registrant”) within China for the first three quarters of 2017, made by the Registrant on October 17, 2017;




 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.


(Stock Code: 902)

POWER GENERATION WITHIN CHINA INCREASES BY 26.52% FOR THE FIRST THREE QUARTERS

This announcement is made pursuant to Rule 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

According to the preliminary statistics of Huaneng Power International, Inc., (the “Company”), in the third quarter of 2017, the Company’s total power generation by power plants within China on consolidated basis amounted to 107.592 billion kwh, representing an increase of 24.36% over the same period last year. Total electricity sold by the Company amounted to 101.092 billion kwh, representing an increase of 23.79% over the same period last year. For the first three quarters of 2017, the Company’s total power generation by the power plants within China on consolidated basis amounted to 294.271 billion kWh, representing an increase of 26.52% over the same period last year. Total electricity sold by the Company amounted to 277.212 billion kWh, representing an increase of 26.16% over the same period last year. In the first three quarters of 2017, the Company’s average on- grid electricity sales price for its power plants within China amounted to RMB408.96 per MWh, representing an increase of 3.68% over the same period last year.

The substantial increase in the Company’s power generation was mainly attributable to the following factors:

1.
The acquisition of the power assets in areas like Heilongjiang, Jilin and Shandong by the Company contributed to the substantial increase in power generation of the Company; and

2.
The thermal power generation in central China, eastern China and Guangdong increased year on year.



 
The power generation (in billion kWh) in each region of the Company’s domestic power plants are listed below:

Region
Power Generation
Electricity Sold
July to September 2017
Change
January to September 2017
Change
July to September 2017
Change
January to September 2017
Change
*Heilongjiang Province
3.420
4.71%
9.837
5.65%
3.190
4.55%
9.204
5.71%
*Coal-fired
3.207
2.91%
9.188
4.21%
2.987
2.89%
8.576
4.31%
*Wind-power
0.213
42.06%
0.649
31.31%
0.202
37.08%
0.629
29.42%
*Jilin Province
2.259
8.32%
6.242
10.58%
2.135
8.20%
5.887
10.87%
*Coal-fired
1.992
5.62%
5.408
7.42%
1.881
5.55%
5.092
7.45%
*Wind-power
0.187
56.36%
0.613
53.09%
0.180
53.19%
0.591
56.26%
*Hydro-power
0.017
-26.22%
0.062
15.04%
0.017
-25.61%
0.061
15.52%
*PV
0.0065
–
0.0068
–
0.0065
–
0.0067
–
*Biomass power
0.056
-0.28%
0.152
-2.53%
0.051
-0.52%
0.136
-2.41%
Liaoning Province
6.078
13.05%
14.649
2.55%
5.686
12.77%
13.699
2.13%
Coal-fired
5.968
12.50%
14.339
2.18%
5.577
12.18%
13.392
1.73%
Wind-power
0.067
20.53%
0.236
12.75%
0.066
20.76%
0.235
12.69%
Hydro-power
0.015
70.24%
0.029
-10.90%
0.014
69.74%
0.028
-11.18%
PV
0.0287
283.50%
0.0458
342.56%
0.0283
283.55%
0.0449
349.86%
Inner Mongolia
0.042
16.87%
0.154
-0.93%
0.041
16.63%
0.152
-1.24%
Wind-power
0.042
16.87%
0.154
-0.93%
0.041
16.63%
0.152
-1.24%
Hebei Province
3.854
6.91%
10.621
3.99%
3.615
7.00%
9.978
3.83%
Coal-fired
3.803
6.10%
10.443
3.13%
3.567
6.10%
9.824
3.08%
Wind-power
0.041
216.84%
0.147
84.62%
0.039
223.17%
0.126
66.99%
PV
0.0100
31.41%
0.0309
289.22%
0.0094
88.58%
0.0290
481.86%
Gansu Province
2.085
1.31%
7.195
0.59%
1.975
0.19%
6.819
-0.28%
Coal-fired
1.603
-5.42%
5.999
-1.69%
1.506
-7.21%
5.663
-2.88%
Wind-power
0.483
32.63%
1.195
13.89%
0.469
34.62%
1.155
14.80%
Ningxia
0.0067
-
0.0071
-
0.0064
-
0.0068
-
PV
0.0067
–
0.0071
–
0.0064
–
0.0068
–
Beijing
1.021
-42.88%
4.368
-22.00%
0.980
-41.69%
4.129
-20.90%
Coal-fired
0.121
-81.91%
1.207
-49.05%
0.102
-82.50%
1.047
-49.22%
Combined Cycle
0.900
-19.68%
3.161
-2.17%
0.878
-19.98%
3.082
-2.42%
Tianjin
2.222
21.72%
5.467
6.57%
2.096
21.27%
5.145
6.31%
Coal-fired
1.691
38.40%
4.381
18.06%
1.578
38.64%
4.087
18.27%
Combined Cycle
0.531
-12.13%
1.085
-23.52%
0.517
-12.39%
1.057
-23.61%

Region
Power Generation
Electricity Sold
July to September 2017
Change
January to September 2017
Change
July to September 2017
Change
January to September 2017
Change
PV
0.0008
–
0.0008
–
0.0008
–
0.0008
–
Shanxi Province
2.009
-22.35%
7.417
-13.81%
1.849
-23.43%
6.946
-14.03%
Coal-fired
1.926
-20.60%
5.370
-22.74%
1.781
-21.16%
4.966
-23.27%
Combined Cycle
0.064
-60.25%
2.028
22.58%
0.062
-60.25%
1.973
22.82%
PV
0.0185
–
0.0188
–
0.0060
–
0.0060
–
Shandong Province
25.367
104.60%
67.219
104.45%
23.710
111.51%
62.927
112.78%
Coal-fired
25.232
103.51%
66.772
103.09%
23.576
110.32%
62.492
111.31%
*Wind-power
0.065
6.23%
0.322
12.44%
0.062
9.54%
0.312
12.12%
*PV
0.0695
271.48%
0.1242
221.86%
0.0687
229.60%
0.1233
233.68%
Henan Province
5.409
-11.18%
16.281
2.46%
5.069
-4.35%
15.326
11.37%
Coal-fired
5.056
-7.95%
14.919
3.30%
4.724
-10.86%
13.993
1.68%
*Combined Cycle
0.328
-44.99%
1.298
-10.29%
0.321
-45.01%
1.270
-10.32%
Wind-power
0.018
–
0.056
–
0.018
–
0.056
–
PV
0.0063
–
0.0077
–
0.0062
–
0.0076
–
Jiangsu Province
11.659
-4.90%
33.044
3.81%
10.950
-5.75%
31.243
3.36%
Coal-fired
9.599
-12.10%
28.541
-1.34%
9.032
-12.36%
26.950
-1.59%
Combined Cycle
1.807
48.10%
3.819
52.68%
1.682
40.59%
3.656
48.88%
Wind-power
0.235
97.81%
0.654
63.40%
0.218
87.45%
0.606
56.70%
PV
0.0186
–
0.0306
–
0.0184
–
0.0301
–
Shanghai
5.317
11.22%
14.083
2.08%
5.015
11.10%
13.327
1.95%
Coal-fired
4.798
14.06%
12.636
1.76%
4.509
13.94%
11.914
1.58%
Combined Cycle
0.519
-9.64%
1.447
4.92%
0.506
-9.12%
1.413
5.18%
Chongqing
2.469
-17.74%
6.680
-8.27%
2.278
-18.38%
6.191
-8.43%
Coal-fired
2.120
-8.85%
5.602
-6.41%
1.939
-9.11%
5.141
-6.48%
Combined Cycle
0.349
-48.32%
1.078
-16.89%
0.340
-48.42%
1.049
-16.89%
Zhejiang Province
7.090
-0.18%
20.534
12.67%
6.791
-0.20%
19.706
12.82%
Coal-fired
6.901
-0.11%
20.105
12.41%
6.605
-0.13%
19.287
12.56%
Combined Cycle
0.174
-5.37%
0.390
20.58%
0.169
-5.68%
0.380
20.30%
PV
0.0157
45.30%
0.0384
150.28%
0.0164
49.03%
0.0382
148.93%
Hubei Province
4.513
3.02%
11.045
6.76%
4.220
3.06%
10.331
6.52%
Coal-fired
4.327
2.26%
10.559
5.67%
4.040
2.01%
9.859
5.24%
Wind-power
0.072
27.57%
0.218
90.21%
0.071
59.92%
0.214
111.71%
Hydro-power
0.112
20.18%
0.266
11.72%
0.109
20.91%
0.258
12.15%

Region
Power Generation
Electricity Sold
July to September 2017
Change
January to September 2017
Change
July to September 2017
Change
January to September 2017
Change
PV
0.0020
–
0.0020
–
0.0003
–
0.0003
–
Hunan Province
2.646
9.92%
6.554
18.91%
2.474
9.48%
6.128
18.32%
Coal-fired
2.455
10.80%
5.874
21.56%
2.285
10.38%
5.457
21.05%
Wind-power
0.121
1.14%
0.410
4.10%
0.119
1.11%
0.406
4.08%
Hydro-power
0.062
-15.22%
0.260
-9.26%
0.060
-15.33%
0.255
-9.28%
PV
0.0092
–
0.0107
–
0.0091
–
0.0105
–
Jiangxi Province
5.633
14.81%
14.621
17.10%
5.365
14.57%
13.955
17.19%
Coal-fired
5.558
13.75%
14.451
16.39%
5.306
13.79%
13.810
16.63%
Wind-power
0.075
277.37%
0.170
144.71%
0.059
203.71%
0.145
112.93%
Anhui Province
1.530
-6.72%
4.376
-1.64%
1.458
-6.73%
4.182
-1.04%
Coal-fired
1.462
-5.94%
4.199
-1.55%
1.390
-5.91%
4.007
-1.32%
Wind-power
0.035
8.73%
0.093
91.00%
0.034
8.82%
0.093
194.30%
Hydro-power
0.034
-38.26%
0.083
-38.06%
0.033
-38.36%
0.083
-38.16%
Fujian Province
3.258
19.00%
7.283
18.82%
3.070
18.93%
6.863
18.87%
Coal-fired
3.254
18.83%
7.278
18.75%
3.068
18.87%
6.861
18.84%
PV
0.0045
–
0.0048
–
0.0015
–
0.0015
–
Guangdong Province
5.767
23.72%
15.001
19.87%
5.484
23.29%
14.321
19.78%
Coal-fired
5.760
23.63%
14.984
19.76%
5.477
23.18%
14.304
19.65%
PV
0.0072
200.51%
0.0172
621.99%
0.0071
319.66%
0.0172
907.76%
Yunnan Province
0.867
-0.51%
2.747
-7.89%
0.795
-0.50%
2.538
-7.50%
Coal-fired
0.808
-1.69%
2.439
-11.98%
0.739
-2.49%
2.239
-12.13%
Wind-power
0.058
19.09%
0.309
45.61%
0.057
35.57%
0.299
52.77%
Guizhou Province
0.009
6.64%
0.043
31.24%
0.009
5.68%
0.042
63.54%
Wind-power
0.009
6.64%
0.043
31.24%
0.009
5.68%
0.042
63.54%
Hainan Province
3.059
3.62%
8.801
-11.03%
2.831
3.43%
8.166
-11.32%
Coal-fired
2.985
6.25%
8.576
-11.18%
2.758
6.18%
7.945
-11.52%
Combined Cycle
0.006
-87.43%
0.013
-84.11%
0.005
-87.23%
0.013
-83.70%
Wind-power
0.014
6.77%
0.067
12.72%
0.014
6.40%
0.065
12.57%
Hydro-power
0.043
-46.41%
0.124
39.10%
0.043
-46.59%
0.122
39.66%
PV
0.0110
201.41%
0.0211
476.52%
0.0109
202.58%
0.0208
477.91%
Total
107.592
24.36%
294.271
26.52%
101.092
23.79%
277.212
26.16%


Note:
The remark * represented the regional companies or power plants involved in the new acquisition by the Company at the end of 2016. They had been incorporated in the Company’s financial statements since 1 January 2017, and the year-on-year data of which is for information only.

For the third quarter of 2017, the power generation of Tuas Power Limited in Singapore, which is wholly-owned by the Company, accounted for a market share of 22.4% in Singapore, representing an increase of 1.2 percentage points compared to the same period last year. In the first three quarters of 2017, the accumulated power generation accounted for a market share of 21.8%, representing an increase of 0.3 percentage point compared to the same period last year.

In addition, Units 1 and 2 of Huaneng Jiangsu Suzhou Gas Turbine Combined Cycle Thermal Power (452 MW), part of the wind turbine units (24 × 2) of Huaneng Jiangxi Linghuashan Wind Turbine (48 MW), Huaneng Liaoning Jianchang Bashihan Photovoltaic (22.03 MW), Huaneng Liaoning Jichang Bashihan Photovoltaic Phase II (22.03 MW), Huaneng Liaoning Xiaode Yingzi Photovoltaic (15.56 MW), Huaneng Liaoning Chaoyang Heiniu Yingzi Photovoltaic (18.79 MW), part of the photovoltaic power generation units of Huaneng Hubei Suizhou Zengdufu River Terrestrial Photovoltaic (16.7 MW) (each being wholly owned by the Company), as well as part of the wind turbine units (20 × 5 + 24 × 4) of Huaneng Jiangsu Rudong Offshore Wind Power (196 MW) (which is 75% owned by the Company) and part of the photovoltaic power generation units of Huaneng Hainan Haikou Power Plant Ash Field (12.5 MW) (which is 91.8% owned by the Company) have been put into operation in the third quarter. Meanwhile, the installed capacity of certain power plants invested by the Company also changed. As of 30 September 2017, the Company had a controlled installed capacity of 102,502 MW and an equity-based installed capacity of 91,138 MW.

 
By Order of the Board
 
Huaneng Power International, Inc.
 
Huang Chaoquan
 
Company Secretary

As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are:

Cao Peixi (Executive Director)
Yue Heng (Independent Non-executive Director)
Liu Guoyue (Executive Director)
Xu Mengzhou (Independent Non-executive Director)
Fan Xiaxia (Executive Director)
Liu Jizhen (Independent Non-executive Director)
Huang Jian (Non-executive Director)
Xu Haifeng (Independent Non-executive Director)
Wang Yongxiang (Non-executive Director)
Zhang Xianzhi (Independent Non-executive Director)
Mi Dabin (Non-executive Director)
  
Guo Hongbo (Non-executive Director)
  
Cheng Heng (Non-executive Director)
  
Lin Chong (Non-executive Director)
  

Beijing, the PRC
17 October 2017
 


 
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.

 
HUANENG POWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
  
       
 
By
/s/ Huang Chaoquan
  
       
       
 
Name:  
Huang Chaoquan
  
 
Title:
Company Secretary
  

Date:     October 17, 2017