A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. to Attend the 2009 China Wind Power Conference on October 21st to 23rd, 2009, in Beijing

SHENYANG, China, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ — A-Power Energy
Generation Systems, Ltd. (Nasdaq: APWR) (“A-Power” or “the Company”), a
leading provider of distributed power generation systems in China and a
fast-growing manufacturer of wind turbines, today announced it will attend the
2009 China Wind Power Conference on October 21st to 23rd, 2009 at the New
China International Exhibition Center, Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone, Shunyi
District of Beijing.

The Global Wind Energy Council, Chinese Renewable Energy Industries
Association and Chinese Wind Energy Association will host the Conference,
which will be attended by hundreds of wind power industry suppliers covering
the entire supply chain.

During the Conference, Mr. Jinxiang Lu, A-Power’s Chairman and CEO, and Mr.

    For more information, please visit:

http://www.chinawind.org.cn/index_en.htm

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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business and future prospects; a decrease in the rate of growth of China’s
industry and economy may lead to a decrease in our revenues because industrial
companies in China are our principal source of revenues, we may not be able to
complete the acquisition with our acquisition target EVATECH; our acquisition
target is undergoing restructuring in local courts, which may interfere with
our ability to close the acquisition of the target company; our acquisition
target’s restructuring process in local courts relates to financial
difficulties it experienced in the operation of its business, and it may
continue to experience financial difficulties after we acquire it; our
technicians may have difficulty adapting to new technology; systems that we
develop and install may contain design or manufacturing defects, which could
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    For more information, please contact:

     Mr. John S. Lin
     Chief Operating Officer
     A-Power Energy Generation Systems
     Email: john@apowerenergy.com

     Mr. Valentine Ding / Mr. Dixon Chen
     Investor Relations
     Grayling
     Tel:   +1-646-284-9412
     Email: valentine.ding@us.grayling.com
            dixon.chen@us.grayling.com

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