China Datang Renewable Power : ANNOUNCEMENT - CHANGE OF JOINT COMPANY SECRETARY AND WAIVER FROM STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 3.28 AND RULE 8.17 OF THE LISTING RULES

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ANNOUNCEMENT

CHANGE OF JOINT COMPANY SECRETARY

AND

WAIVER FROM STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 3.28 AND

RULE 8.17 OF THE LISTING RULES

CHANGE OF JOINT COMPANY SECRETARY

The board of directors (the "Board") of China Datang Corporation Renewable Power Co., Limited (the "Company") announces that Mr. Cui Jian has resigned as the joint company secretary of the Company with effect from 9 March 2021 due to adjustment to work arrangement.

The Board would like to take this opportunity to express its sincere gratitude to Mr. Cui Jian for his valuable contribution to the Company during his tenure as the joint company secretary of the Company.

The Board further announces that Mr. Jia Hong has been appointed as the joint company secretary of the Company to replace Mr. Cui Jian for a term of office of three years with effect from 9 March 2021, while Ms. Kwong Yin Ping Yvonne will continue to be the other joint company secretary of the Company.

Biographic details of Mr. Jia Hong and Ms. Kwong Yin Ping Yvonne are set out as follows:

Mr. Jia Hong, born in April 1965, has been the head of the Securities Compliance Department of the Company since July 2019. Mr. Jia Hong served as the head of the Planning and Finance Department of China Datang Corporation Renewable Power Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. ( ʕ਷ɽࡥණྠอঐ๕߅ኪ Ҧஔ޼Ӻ৫Ϟࠢʮ̡ ) from March 2018 to July 2019. He served as the director of the Capital Operation and Equity Management Department of the Company from January 2017 to March 2018. Mr. Jia Hong served successively as the chief financial officer and director of the Audit Department, secretary of the board of directors atChina Power Media Group Co., Ltd. ( ʕ਷ཥɢෂదණྠϞࠢʮ̡ ) and executive director and general manager of China Power Media Group Wuhan Company (ʕ ཥ ෂ ద€ ؛ ဏ Ϟ ࠢ ʮ ̡ ) from October 2013 to December 2016. He served successively as deputy director and director of the finance department and chief financial officer at China Power Media Corporation Limited ( ʕཥෂదٰ΅Ϟࠢ ʮ̡ ) from November 2007 to September 2013, chief accountant at Tongxin Certified Public Accountants ( Νอึࠇࢪԫਕה ) from October 2003 to November 2007, audit manager at Zhongruihua Certified Public Accountants ( ʕ๿ശึࠇࢪԫਕ ה ) from January 2000 to September 2003, accountant and director of the finance department of Keyu Pump Plant of China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research ( ʕ਷˥л˥ཥ߅ኪ޼Ӻ৫߅߃ݿᅀ ) from September 1990 to January 2000, worker at the Instrument Factory of China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research ( ʕ਷˥л˥ཥ߅ኪ޼Ӻ৫ᄃኜʈᅀ ) from July 1983 to August 1990. From September 2005 to January 2008, Mr. Jia Hong studied in Accounting (top-up degree programme) at the School of Continuing Education of Renmin University of China ( ʕ਷ɛ͏ɽኪᘱᚃ઺ԃኪ৫ ) and obtained his bachelor's degree in January 2008. Mr. Jia Hong has obtained qualifications of PRC Certified Public Accountant, PRC Certified Public Valuer and PRC Registered Tax Agent.

Ms. Kwong Yin Ping Yvonne, being a vice president of SWCS Corporate Services Group (Hong Kong) Limited, has over thirty years of extensive experience in providing company secretarial services to many private and listed companies. She holds a bachelor's degree in Accounting from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and is a fellow of The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries and a fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute located in the UK. She currently acts as the company secretary or joint company secretary of several listed companies listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. She possesses the professional qualifications required under Note 1 to Rule 3.28 of the Listing Rules.

WAIVER FROM STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 3.28 AND RULE 8.17 OF THE LISTING RULES

Having considered Mr. Jia Hong's background and experience, the Board is of the view that Mr. Jia Hong is capable of discharging his duty as the joint company secretary of the Company notwithstanding the fact that Mr. Jia Hong is unable to satisfy the requirements of Rule 3.28 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules"). The Company has applied for and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") has granted the Company a waiver from strict compliance with Rule 3.28 and Rule 8.17 of the Listing Rules (the "Waiver") for a period of three years commencing from 9 March 2021 (the "Waiver Period"). The Waiver is granted on the conditions that:

(i) Ms. Kwong Yin Ping Yvonne, the other joint company secretary who possesses the necessary qualifications and experience as a company secretary as required under Rule 3.28 of the Listing Rules, shall assist Mr. Jia Hong during the Waiver Period;

(ii) The Waiver may be revoked in the event of material breach of the Listing Rules by the Company.

The Stock Exchange expects that, after the end of the Waiver Period, the Company shall demonstrate and seek the Stock Exchange's confirmation that Mr. Jia Hong, having had the benefit of Ms. Kwong Yin Ping Yvonne's assistance during the Waiver Period, would have attained the relevant experience within the meaning of Rule 3.28 of the Listing Rules and is capable of discharging the functions of company secretary such that a further waiver would not be necessary.

The Stock Exchange may withdraw or change the Waiver in the event of changes in the situation of the Company.

By order of the Board

China Datang Corporation Renewable Power Co., Limited*

Jia Hong

Joint Company Secretary

Beijing, the PRC, 9 March 2021

As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are Mr. Liu Guangming and Mr. Meng Lingbin; the non-executive directors are Mr. Kou Wei, Mr. Hu Shengmu, Mr. Li Yi and Mr. Liu Baojun; and the independent non-executive directors are Mr. Liu Chaoan, Mr. Lo Mun Lam, Raymond and Mr. Yu Shunkun.

* For identification purpose only