China's Datang Int'l Power profit down 22.78 pct in 2011

 　　BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Datang International Power, a listed unit of China Datang, a major Chinese power producer, said Sunday its net profit fell 22.78 percent year-on-year to 1.91 billion yuan (303.2 million U.S. dollars) due to rising thermal¹ coal prices.

　　Business revenue rose 19.3 percent from a year earlier to reach 72.38 billion yuan, the listed company said in a statement to the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

　　Earnings² per share dropped 27.08 percent year-on-year to 0.148 yuan.

　　The company said soaring thermal coal prices bit into the profit of thermal power stations last year.

　　The company generated 203.71 billion kWh of electricity last year, up 14.14 percent year-on-year.

　　China Datang has a controlling stake of 34.71 percent in Datang International Power.

1 thermal   

adj.热的，由热造成的；保暖的

参考例句：

• They will build another thermal power station.他们要另外建一座热能发电站。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

2 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。