Green Stocks; A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd (Nasdaq: APWR) Announces EPC Contract with Liancheng Thermal Power Plant of Hailun City

Green Stocks; A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd (Nasdaq: APWR) Announces EPC Contract with Liancheng Thermal Power Plant of Hailun City


SHENYANG, China, Sept. 30 /( www.investorideas.com renewable energy/green newswire ) -- 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 the signing of an EPC contract to build two 12MW and two 75t/h power plant projects in Liancheng, a total contract value of RMB 242 million.


Mr. Jinxiang Lu, A-Power's Chairman and CEO, commented, "We are very excited to see an additional win in our core distributed generation (DG) business in China. Our Liaoning Hi-Tech (GaoKe) Energy Group subsidiary continues to build a strong pipeline of business for A-Power, expanding our customer base, geographic footprint as well as gaining further expertise in the DG business."



Liaoning Hi-tech (GaoKe) Energy Group, A-Power's wholly-owned subsidiary and EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) contractor for this project, will be responsible for all the planning, engineering, and construction within the power stations.



The Company anticipates that it will recognize revenue over the 19-month anticipated implementation period on the percentage of completion method it customarily employs for projects in its DG business.



About A-Power



A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. ("A-Power"), through its China-based operating subsidiaries, is a leading provider of distributed power generation systems in China and is expanding into the production of alternative power generation systems. Focusing on energy-efficient and environmentally friendly DG projects of 25MW to 400MW, A-Power also operates one of the largest wind turbine manufacturing facilities in China and in March 2009, entered into an agreement to establish a partnership with W2E Wind To Energy GmbH to produce wind turbine gearboxes in Shenyang, Liaoning Province. It also acquired Evatech, a designer and manufacturer of industrial equipment for amorphous-silicon (a-Si) photovoltaic (PV) panels, in 2010.



In addition to the establishment of strategic relationships with the world's leading wind energy design and engineering companies, A-Power has formed joint research programs with Tsinghua University and the China Academy of Sciences to develop and commercialize other renewable energy technologies. For more information, please visit http://www.apowerenergy.com/

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For more information, please contact:
A-Power Energy Generation Systems

John S. Lin

Chief Operating Officer

Email: john@apowerenergy.com
SOURCE A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd.


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