China Hydroelectric Corporation to Present at the 2010 Rodman & Renshaw Annual China Investment Conference in Beijing

NEW YORK, March 2 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Hydroelectric Corporation (NYSE: CHC, CHC-WS) ("China Hydroelectric" or the "Company"), a consolidator, developer and operator of small hydroelectric power projects in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced it will present at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual China Investment Conference being held March 7-9 in Beijing, China. Presentation details are noted below.

    Date:      March 8, 2010
    Time:      9:50 am Beijing Time
    Location:  Ballroom I, The Regent Hotel, Beijing, China
    Presenter: Mr. John D. Kuhns, Chairman, CEO and President

Conference participation is by invitation and registration is mandatory. For more information on the conference, contact your Rodman & Renshaw representative or visit http://www.rodm.com .

About Rodman & Renshaw (NasdaqGM: RODM)

Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc., (NasdaqGM: RODM) through its subsidiaries, engages in investment banking business. It offers corporate finance services focusing on various public and private equity products, which include private investment in public equity, registered direct offerings, private placements, and public offerings, as well as provides Collateralized Acquisition Pool, a product used to facilitate a targeted acquisition. The company also involves in strategic advisory services, which include identifying and/or evaluating acquisition targets or acquirers; providing valuation analyses; evaluating and proposing financial and strategic alternatives; rendering fairness opinions; advising on timing, structure, and pricing of transaction; assisting in negotiating and closing a transaction; advising on the sale process; and assisting in preparing a memorandum or other sales materials. In addition, it provides merchant banking and asset management services. Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group serves public and private biotechnology companies. The company is headquartered in New York, New York.

About China Hydroelectric Corporation

China Hydroelectric Corporation ("CHC" or the "Company") is a consolidator, developer and operator of small hydroelectric power projects in the People's Republic of China. Led by an international management team, the Company's primary business is to identify and evaluate acquisition and development opportunities and acquire, and in some cases construct, small hydroelectric power plants in China. China produces approximately 22% of its total energy from hydroelectric energy. The Company currently owns twelve operating hydropower projects in China with total installed capacity of 377 MW. These projects are located in four provinces: Zhejiang, Fujian, Yunnan and Sichuan. In addition, CHC recently expanded operations through the acquisition, pending government approval, of development rights to a 1,000 MW pumped storage hydropower plant in Henan.

For further information about China Hydroelectric Corporation, please visit the Company's website at http://www.chinahydroelectric.com .

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements:

Statements contained herein that address operating results, performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements relating to our business strategies and plan of operations, our ability to acquire hydroelectric assets, our capital expenditure and funding plans, our operations and business prospects, projects under development, construction or planning and the regulatory environment. The forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those anticipated. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected. Among the factors that could cause actual results to materially differ include: supply and demand changes in the electric markets, changes in electricity tariffs, hydrological conditions, our relationship with and other conditions affecting the power grids we service, our production and transmission capabilities, availability of sufficient and reliable transmission resources, our plans and objectives for future operations and expansion or consolidation, interest rate and exchange rate changes, the effectiveness of our cost-control measures, our liquidity and financial condition, environmental laws and changes in political, economic, legal and social conditions in China, and other factors affecting our operations that are set forth in our Prospectus dated January 25, 2010 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and in our future filings with the SEC. Unless required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

    For more information, please contact:

    Company:
     Mary Fellows, EVP and Secretary
     China Hydroelectric Corporation
     Phone: +1-860-435-7000
     Email: [email protected]

    Investor Relations:
     Scott Powell
     HC International, Inc.
     Phone: +1-917-721-9480
     Email: [email protected]

SOURCE China Hydroelectric Corporation

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