Colombia Clean Power & Fuels Announces Application to OTCQX and Selects Merriman Capital, Inc. as Its Sponsor

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Colombia Clean Power & Fuels, Inc. (OTCBB: CCPF), (the "Company" or "CCPF") announced today that it has commenced the application process for trading on OTCQX, the OTC market's highest tier.

Merriman Capital will serve as Colombia Clean Power & Fuel's Designated Advisor for Disclosure ("DAD") on the OTCQX, and will be providing guidance on OTCQX's requirements while assisting with the Company's other corporate access initiatives.

James Flores, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, said, "As part of the process to list on the OTCQX electronic marketplace, we are pleased to partner with Merriman Capital. We believe that the increased transparency and visibility of the OTCQX Program demonstrates our commitment to our shareholders as we pledge to adhere to the highest standards of corporate governance."

About Colombia Clean Power & Fuels, Inc.

Colombia Clean Power & Fuels, Inc. (OTCBB: CCPF.OB) is developing coal mining, coal coking and clean coal technology operations in the Republic of Colombia.  The Company plans to build mines to produce both metallurgical coal and thermal coal and implement advanced coal technologies, such as coal gasification and coal-to-liquids, to produce metallurgical coke, urea, liquid fuels, power and other clean energy solutions.  Colombia is the world's tenth largest producer and fourth largest exporter of coal, with an estimated 7 billion metric tons ("MT") of recoverable reserves and 17 billion MT of potential reserves.

The Company's current operations are focused on coal exploration and development activities. The Company has retained leading engineering and geological services firms in the U.S. and Colombia to conduct exploration work in selected concessions acquired to date and others under consideration for acquisition by the Company.  The Company's team of executives, advisors and partners is comprised of experienced entrepreneurs and business professionals in the U.S., Colombia and China that have a breadth of experience in coal mining and clean coal technologies as well as substantial industry relationships.

For more information, visit www.ColombiaCleanPower.com

This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described herein. Although the Company believes that the expectations in such statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.

Company Contact: Daniel Carlson
Email:  [email protected]
Telephone +1 (415) 460-1165
www.ColombiaCleanPower.com

SOURCE Colombia Clean Power & Fuels, Inc.