(Xinhua) Updated: 2008-03-29 10:51 China's four leading electric utilities companies released their annual reports to the country's two stock markets this week, saying their 2007 profits were largely affected by soaring energy costs. Huadian Power International Co Ltd reported its revenue hit 20.49 billion yuan ($2.94 billion). Its gross profit was 1.82 billion yuan, down 3.57 percent year-on-year. The decline came despite...
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