A-Power Announced Today That It Will Ring the Opening Bell at NASDAQ on April 16

  
    
  
  
    
      A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. (NASDAQ:APWR) 
      (NASDAQ:APWRW) ("A-Power"), announced today that 
      management has been invited by NASDAQ OMX to ring the opening bell on 
      April 16, 2008 to commemorate A-Power’s recent 
      NASDAQ listing.
    
    
      Mr. Jinxiang Lu, A-Power’s Chairman and CEO 
      commented, “Becoming a NASDAQ OMX listed 
      company was a significant milestone for A-Power and we look forward to 
      ringing the opening bell on April 16. We are also honored to have a 
      number of Chinese government officials from our home region around 
      Shenyang join us in New York for this historic event.
    
    
      “The NASDAQ OMX Group is an internationally 
      recognized exchange that has enhanced our growing reputation in China 
      and throughout the world. We thank NASDAQ and its staff for organizing 
      this event and look forward to a successful future as a NASDAQ OMX 
      listed company.”
    
    
      About The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.:
    
    
      The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world’s 
      largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and 
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      companies, it is number one in worldwide listings among major markets. 
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      around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; the OMX Nordic 
      Exchange, including First North; and the 144A PORTAL Market. The company 
      offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, 
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      about NASDAQ OMX, visit www.nasdaqomx.com.
    
    
      About A-Power:
    
    
      A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd., formerly Chardan South China 
      Acquisition Corp., through its PRC operating subsidiary, Liaoning GaoKe 
      Energy Group Co., Ltd., is the largest provider of distributed power 
      generation systems in China and will enter into China’s 
      wind energy market in 2008. The Company is also focused on developing 
      and commercializing additional renewable energy technologies and has 
      strategic relationships with both Tsinghua University and the China 
      Sciences Academy in Guangzhou.