Press Releases

14/08/2008

International Power Provides Update on Rugeley Plant Outage

(London – 14 August 2008) International Power reports that the second 500MW unit at its Rugeley Power station in the UK suffered a trip earlier today during recommisioning from its major maintenance overhaul and is currently offline. The technical cause of this outage is currently being investigated. A further update on the specific cause and potential financial impact will be made in due course.

International Power had reported in its interim results on 7 August 2008 that the other (500MW) unit at Rugeley is undergoing an extended outage and is expected to be offline until the end of the third quarter.

About International Power

International Power plc is a leading independent electricity generating company with 33,183MW gross (21,315MW net) in operation and 2,836MW gross (821MW net) under construction. International Power has power plants in operation or under construction in Australia, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Indonesia, Pakistan, Puerto Rico and Thailand. International Power is listed on the London Stock Exchange with ticker symbol IPR. Company website: www.ipplc.com