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 2018

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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 within China for the first three quarters of 2018 of Huaneng Power International, Inc. (the “Registrant”), made by the Registrant on October 19, 2018.
 
 
 


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.


POWER GENERATION WITHIN CHINA INCREASES BY 11.04% FOR THE FIRST THREE QUARTERS OF 2018

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 2018, the Company’s total power generation by power plants within China on consolidated basis amounted to 116.489 billion kWh, representing an increase of 8.27% over the same period last year. Total electricity sold by the Company amounted to 109.520 billion kWh, representing an increase of 8.34% over the same period last year. For the first three quarters of 2018, the Company’s total power generation by the power plants within China on consolidated basis amounted to 326.755 billion kWh, representing an increase of 11.04% over the same period last year. Total electricity sold by the Company amounted to 307.819 billion kWh, representing an increase of 11.04% over the same period last year. In the first three quarters of 2018, the Company’s average ongrid electricity sales price for its power plants within China amounted to RMB417.12 per MWh, representing an increase of 1.99% over the same period last year.

The increase in the Company’s power generation was mainly attributable to the following factors:
 
1.
The national electricity consumption has maintained a relatively high growth rate, especially in the tertiary industry and residential electricity consumption, which had maintained double-digit growth.

2.
Benefiting from the recovery of thermal power utilization hours, the Company’s power generation in the provinces of Fujian, Guangdong and Central China increased by a large margin year-on-year; and

3.
New wind power, photovoltaic and gas units contributed to the growth of power generation.
 

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 2018
Change
January to September 2018
Change
July to September 2018
Change
January to September 2018
Change
Heilongjiang Province
2.791
-18.39%
9.721
-1.17%
2.596
-18.61%
9.099
-1.14%
Coal-fired
2.572
-19.81%
8.958
-2.50%
2.379
-20.36%
8.348
-2.65%
Wind-power
0.189
-11.47%
0.716
10.37%
0186
-7.90%
0.704
12.05%
PV
0.031
–
0.047
–
0.031
–
0.046
–
Jilin Province
2.602
15.15%
7.691
23.20%
2.463
15.35%
7.285
23.75%
Coal-fired
2.322
16.56%
6.725
24.35%
2.194
16.69%
6.355
24.81%
Wind-power
0.191
2.00%
0.710
15.84%
0.185
2.53%
0.691
16.94%
Hydro-power
0.031
78.47%
0.074
18.67%
0.030
77.46%
0.073
18.16%
PV
0.013
105.00%
0.026
276.39%
0.013
104.12%
0.025
275.49%
Biomass power
0.044
-21.10%
0.156
2.68%
0.040
-20.91%
0.141
3.52%
Liaoning Province
5.907
-2.81%
15.228
3.95%
5.526
-2.46%
14.180
3.51%
Coal-fired
5.801
-2.79%
14.806
3.26%
5.421
-2.80%
13.762
2.76%
Wind-power
0.058
-13.52%
0.267
13.25%
0.057
-13.65%
0.266
13.33%
Hydro-power
0.012
-17.54%
0.035
22.37%
0.012
-17.53%
0.034
22.08%
PV
0.036
26.69%
0.119
159.71%
0.036
375.45%
0.118
162.05%
Inner Mongolia
0.047
12.43%
0.175
13.72%
0.046
12.43%
0.173
13.66%
Wind-power
0.047
12.43%
0.175
13.72%
0.046
12.43%
0.173
13.66%
Hebei Province
3.536
-8.25%
9.975
-6.09%
3.308
-8.48%
9.359
-6.21%
Coal-fired
3.485
-8.38%
9.748
-6.65%
3.259
-8.61%
9.141
-6.95%
Wind-power
0.037
-9.98%
0.181
23.01%
0.035
-10.24%
0.175
39.00%
PV
0.015
46.90%
0.045
46.50%
0.014
50.40%
0.043
49.87%
Gansu Province
2.286
9.64%
8.789
22.16%
2.166
9.66%
8.344
22.37%
Coal-fired
1.738
8.44%
7.261
21.03%
1.626
8.02%
6.857
21.09%
Wind-power
0.548
13.62%
1.528
27.83%
0.539
14.93%
1.487
28.68%
Ningxia
0.007
4.55%
0.018
149.36%
0.007
10.51%
0.018
156.11%
PV
0.007
4.55%
0.018
149.36%
0.007
10.51%
0.018
156.11%
Beijing
2.275
122.85%
6.234
42.70%
2.170
121.51%
5.945
43.98%
Coal-fired
0.312
158.67%
0.748
-38.05%
0.279
172.80%
0.660
-36.95%
Combined Cycle
1.964
118.06%
5.486
73.53%
1.891
115.53%
5.285
71.47%
Tianjin
2.048
-7.86%
5.643
3.22%
1.921
-8.31%
5.290
2.82%
Coal-fired
1.695
0.29%
4.573
4.39%
1.579
0.04%
4.251
4.03%
Combined Cycle
0.351
-33.82%
1.067
-1.67%
0.342
-33.84%
1.036
-2.03%
PV
0.001
-2.33%
0.002
197.12%
0.001
-3.82%
0.002
198.39%
Region
Power Generation
Electricity Sold
July to September 2018
Change
January to September 2018
Change
July to September 2018
Change
January to September 2018
Change
Shanxi Province
2.732
36.02%
7.526
1.46%
2.535
37.09%
7.018
1.05%
Coal-fired
2.712
40.78%
6.308
17.45%
2.515
41.20%
5.833
17.46%
Combined Cycle
0.00
-100.00%
1.161
-42.75%
0.00
-100.00%
1.128
-42.85%
PV
0.020
9.67%
0.057
203.30%
0.020
234.30%
0.057
850.90%
Shandong Province
27.744
9.37%
72.710
8.17%
25.880
9.17%
67.905
7.91%
Coal-fired
27.482
8.92%
71.752
7.46%
25.630
8.71%
66.996
7.21%
Wind-power
0.154
136.92%
0.657
104.04%
0.145
135.59%
0.612
96.35%
PV
0.109
56.83%
0.301
142.35%
0.105
53.44%
0.296
140.33%
Henan Province
8.099
49.74%
20.792
27.71%
7.628
50.48%
19.591
27.83%
Coal-fired
7.221
42.81%
19.358
29.75%
6.769
43.29%
18.187
29.98%
Combined Cycle
0.855
160.63%
1.351
4.07%
0.836
160.53%
1.321
4.05%
Wind-power
0.017
-6.69%
0.063
12.33%
0.017
-6.77%
0.063
12.39%
PV
0.007
5.34%
0.020
157.57%
0.006
5.25%
0.020
157.41%
Jiangsu Province
11.864
1.76%
32.390
-1.98%
11.229
2.55%
30.704
-1.73%
Coal-fired
9.533
-0.69%
26.211
-8.16%
9.124
1.02%
24.829
-7.87%
Combined Cycle
1.817
0.56%
4.774
25.00%
1.607
-4.48%
4.509
23.30%
Wind-power
0.480
104.11%
1.336
104.16%
0.464
112.89%
1.299
114.28%
PV
0.034
85.11%
0.069
125.97%
0.035
88.69%
0.068
124.55%
Shanghai
4.839
-9.00%
14.840
5.37%
4.564
-9.00%
14.036
5.32%
Coal-fired
4.073
-15.12%
13.277
5.07%
3.816
-15.38%
12.508
4.99%
Combined Cycle
0.766
47.67%
1.563
8.00%
0.748
47.90%
1.528
8.07%
Chongqing
3.194
29.33%
7.711
15.43%
2.973
30.47%
7.146
15.43%
Coal-fired
2.457
15.87%
6.584
17.53%
2.258
16.47%
6.051
17.70%
Combined Cycle
0.727
108.10%
1.117
3.59%
0.709
108.85%
1.089
3.78%
Wind-power
0.010
–
0.010
–
0.005
–
0.005
–
Zhejiang Province
6.741
-4.93%
21.539
4.90%
6.444
-5.10%
20.675
4.92%
Coal-fired
6.599
-4.37%
21.038
4.64%
6.305
-4.54%
20.183
4.65%
Combined Cycle
0.122
-29.88%
0.452
15.82%
0.119
-29.46%
0.443
16.42%
PV
0.020
25.98%
0.049
27.79%
0.020
21.64%
0.049
28.42%
Hubei Province
4.902
8.61%
12.966
17.39%
4.569
8.28%
12.103
17.16%
Coal-fired
4.674
8.03%
12.389
17.34%
4.371
8.21%
11.593
17.59%
Wind-power
0.107
48.84%
0.299
37.28%
0.081
14.59%
0.240
12.35%
Hydro-power
0.114
1.33%
0.260
-2.31%
0.110
0.94%
0.252
-2.09%
PV
0.007
231.84%
0.018
776.46%
0.007
1,915.61%
0.018
5248.75%
Region
Power Generation
Electricity Sold
July to September 2018
Change
January to September 2018
Change
July to September 2018
Change
January to September 2018
Change
Hunan Province
3.180
20.17%
8.706
32.83%
2.969
20.01%
8.160
33.15%
Coal-fired
2.990
21.78%
8.028
36.67%
2.782
21.72%
7.491
37.28%
Wind-power
0.093
-22.85%
0.419
2.20%
0.092
-22.99%
0.414
2.14%
Hydro-power
0.086
40.24%
0.233
-10.59%
0.085
40.44%
0.228
-10.63%
PV
0.011
18.57%
0.027
152.92%
0.011
18.06%
0.026
151.45%
Jiangxi Province
5.957
5.75%
16.000
9.43%
5.686
5.99%
15.295
9.60%
Coal-fired
5.874
5.68%
15.730
8.85%
5.608
5.69%
15.032
8.85%
Wind-power
0.083
11.09%
0.270
58.76%
0.078
33.06%
0.263
81.10%
Anhui Province
1.742
13.81%
4.548
3.93%
1.658
13.72%
4.335
3.64%
Coal-fired
1.644
12.45%
4.265
1.55%
1.561
12.30%
4.058
1.29%
Wind-power
0.071
104.97%
0.209
123.41%
0.070
105.12%
0.202
117.75%
Hydro-power
0.027
-20.76%
0.075
-10.38%
0.026
-20.81%
0.075
-10.40%
Fujian Province
3.819
17.22%
9.782
34.32%
3.595
17.13%
9.229
34.48%
Coal-fired
3.815
17.26%
9.772
34.27%
3.591
17.06%
9.219
34.36%
PV
0.004
-15.24%
0.010
111.57%
0.004
158.73%
0.010
576.43%
Guangdong Province
6.307
9.36%
20.389
35.92%
5.983
9.08%
19.480
36.03%
Coal-fired
6.300
9.39%
20.372
35.96%
5.976
9.11%
19.463
36.07%
PV
0.006
-13.29%
0.017
-0.36%
0.006
-13.29%
0.017
-0.30%
Guangxi
0.095
–
0.264
–
0.091
–
0.253
–
Combined Cycle
0.095
–
0.264
–
0.091
–
0.253
–
Yunnan Province
0.881
1.64%
3.454
25.71%
0.837
5.29%
3.213
26.60%
Coal-fired
0.812
0.51%
3.076
26.14%
0.771
4.43%
2.847
27.14%
Wind-power
0.069
17.25%
0.377
22.32%
0.066
16.52%
0.367
22.59%
Guizhou Province
0.033
259.26%
0.143
233.32%
0.026
194.39%
0.135
220.83%
Wind-power
0.033
259.26%
0.143
233.32%
0.026
194.39%
0.135
220.83%
Hainan Province
2.861
-6.48%
9.522
8.20%
2.649
-6.45%
8.850
8.38%
Coal-fired
2.696
-9.69%
9.203
7.31%
2.485
-9.91%
8.535
7.43%
Combined Cycle
0.00
-97.11%
0.023
72.32%
0.00
-96.73%
0.023
72.45%
Wind-power
0.013
-8.01%
0.060
-10.98%
0.013
-7.99%
0.058
-10.91%
Hydro-power
0.134
209.56%
0.196
58.70%
0.133
211.19%
0.194
59.17%
PV
0.018
64.40%
0.041
92.94%
0.018
64.69%
0.040
93.55%
Total
116.489
8.27%
326.755
11.04%
109.520
8.34%
307.819
11.04%

For the third quarter of 2018, the power generation of Tuas Power Limited in Singapore, which is wholly-owned by the Company, accounted for a market share of 20.6% in Singapore, representing a decrease of 1.8 percentage points compared to the same period last year (22.4%). In the first three quarters of 2018, the accumulated power generation accounted for a market share of 20.8%, representing a decrease of 1 percentage point compared to the same period last year.

The Company’s wholly-owned Heilongjiang Shuangyu Photovoltaic Project with a total capacity of 13.4 MW, the 34 MW Chongqing Fengjie Jinfengshan Wind Farm, the 37.4 MW Jiangxi Gaolongshan Wind Farm, the Hubei Zhongxiang Hujiawan Wind Power Project with a total capacity of 126MW and the 13.8 MW Jiangsu Yizheng Wind Farm, and the Hainan Chengmai Photovoltaic Project with a total capacity of 32MW (in which the Company has a 91.8% interest) were put into operation in the third quarter respectively.

In addition, in August 2018, Huaneng Shandong Power Generation Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary 80% owned by the Company) acquired from Huaneng Taishan Power Co., Ltd. a 15% interest in Shandong Laiwu Power Generation (total installed capacity of 2000 MW), a 75% interest in Shandong Liaocheng Cogeneration (total installed capacity of 280 MW), an 80% interest in Shandong Laiwu Cogeneration (total installed capacity of 660 MW) and an 80% interest in Shandong Laizhou Wind Power (total installed capacity of 98.3 MW), thus resulting in changes in the Company’s controlled and equity-based installed capacity.

Meanwhile, the installed capacity of certain power plants invested by the Company changed in the third quarter of 2018.

Based on the above, as of 30 September 2018, the Company had a controlled installed capacity of 105,720 MW and an equity-based installed capacity of 93,386 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)
Huang Jian (Non-executive Director)
Xu Mengzhou (Independent Non-executive Director)
Wang Yongxiang (Non-executive Director)
Liu Jizhen (Independent Non-executive Director)
Mi Dabin (Non-executive Director)
Xu Haifeng (Independent Non-executive Director)
Guo Hongbo (Non-executive Director)
Zhang Xianzhi (Independent Non-executive Director)
Cheng Heng (Non-executive Director)
  
Lin Chong (Non-executive Director)
  


Beijing, the PRC
19 October 2018





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 19, 2018