RPT-Datang says power generation falls 1.5 pct in H1

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HONG KONG, July 15 (Reuters) - Datang International Power Generation (0991.HK) late on Tuesday said it generated 1.51 percent less power for the first half of 2009 versus the same period a year ago due to a decline in demand.

The power producer (601991.SS) said it generated 61.3117 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) during the six month period and that total on-grid power generation also fell 1.47 percent to 57.7371 billion kWh.

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