Directorate Change

RNS Number:1938F
India Star Energy plc
05 October 2007

India Star Energy Plc

Directorate Change


5 October 2007


The Company announces with immediate effect, the board appointment of Haresh
Damodar Kanabar, aged 49, as non-executive chairman.

Haresh Kanabar qualified as a certified accountant in 1986. Following a number
of finance positions with Fisons plc, Reed International Plc and Texas Homecare
Limited he became finance director of F E Barber Limited, a subsidiary of
Hillsdown Holdings Limited in 1994. In 1997 he was appointed group finance
director of Whitchurch Group Plc, which he left in May 1998 to become finance
director of TMV Finance Limited. In December 1999 he left to join Corvus Capital
Inc. as chief executive.



Haresh holds, or has in the last five years held, the following directorships
and/or partnerships:


Current directorships and/                    Past directorships and/
or partnerships                               or partnerships

Aurum Mining Plc                              All New Video Plc
Blue Star Capital Plc                         Asia Capital Plc
Gasol Plc                                     Black Raven Properties Plc
India Outsourcing Services Plc                Bombay Restaurants Limited
Silentpoint Plc                               Cambrian Oil & Gas Plc
Silentpoint Property Limited                  Greenfield Construction Group Plc
Venteco Plc                                   Spiritel Plc



Haresh was a director of Greenfield Construction Group plc ("Greenfield") from
21 April 2004 until he resigned on 8 February 2006. Greenfield went into
administration on 10 November 2006.



No further information falls to be disclosed under Schedule Two, paragraph (g)
of the AIM Rules for Companies. Haresh does not hold any interests in ordinary
shares in the Company.



Paul Mc Groary, Chief Executive, commented:

"We are delighted to welcome Haresh on board, he will provide strategic support
in helping to deliver India Star's strategy going forward".



India Star continues to actively look to acquire energy related interests
including oil, gas, renewables and related metals.



For further information, please contact:


India Star Energy Plc                                  07930 568 160
Paul Mc Groary, Chief Executive
www.indiastarenergy.co.uk


W.H. Ireland                                           0121 616 2101
Tim Cofman-Nicoresti






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