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A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. to Ship 2 Units of the 2.7MW Wind Turbines to Jinzhou Jinxia New Energy Co., Ltd. in Liaoning Province

Posted on: Tuesday, 16 June 2009, 06:12 CDT

SHENYANG, China, June 16 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. (Nasdaq: APWR) ("A-Power" or "the Company"), a leading provider of distributed power generation ("DG") systems in China and a fast-growing manufacturer of wind turbines, today announced it has signed a contract with Jinzhou Jinxia New Energy Co., Ltd. to supply two units of A-Power's 2.7MW wind turbines for Daxinglong Mountain Wind Power Generation Plant in Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province by the end of July 2009. The value of the contract is not disclosed.

About A-Power

A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. ("A-Power"), through its China-based operating subsidiaries, is the largest provider of distributed power generation systems in China, focusing on energy-efficient and environmentally friendly projects of 25MW to 400MW. In 2008, A-Power entered the wind energy market and has built China's largest wind turbine manufacturing facility, located in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, with technologies licensed from German FUHRLANDER AG and Denmark-based Norwin, and a total annual production capacity of 1,125MW. In March 2009, A-Power entered into an agreement to establish a Joint Venture partnership with GE Drivetrain Technologies to produce wind turbine gearboxes in Shenyang. A-Power also has strategic relationships with Tsinghua University in Beijing and the China Academy of Sciences in Guangzhou to develop and commercialize other renewable energy technologies. For more information, please visit http://www.apowerenergy.com .

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SOURCE A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd.

Source: PR Newswire

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