China Hydroelectric Corporation to Attend Investor Conferences in September

NEW YORK, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Hydroelectric Corporation (NYSE: CHC, CHCWS) ("China Hydroelectric" or "the Company"), an owner and operator of small hydroelectric power projects in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that it will present at the following conferences in September:

Conference participation is by invitation only and registration is mandatory. For more information on the conferences, contact your Rodman & Renshaw, Kaufman Bros., or Ardour Capital representatives.

About Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc.

Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc., through its principal subsidiary, Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, provides investment banking services to public and private companies operating in the life science/healthcare, energy, metals/mining, financial services, and cleantech sectors in the United States and China. It offers corporate finance in a range of financing alternatives, including private placements, private investments in public equity, registered direct offerings, and underwritten public offerings. The company also provides strategic advisory services on a range of transactions comprising mergers, acquisitions, and asset sales, as well as provides sales and trading, and equity research services. In addition, it designs investment conferences that bring together companies, institutional investors, business development executives, and experts. Further, the company makes principal investments in early-stage biotechnology and life sciences companies. Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, New York.  For additional information on Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc., and the Annual Global Investment Conference, please visit http://www.rodmanandrenshaw.com.

About Kaufman Bros.

Founded in 1995, Kaufman Bros. is the country's largest minority owned & operated investment banking and advisory firm focused on Technology, Media, Telecom (TMT), Green Technology and Healthcare. Its growth through some of the most challenging market dislocations in the past half century is testament to our resilience and commitment to excellence in research, capital markets and advisory.  For more information on Kaufman Bros. and the 13th Annual Investor Conference, visit http://www.kbro.com/.

About Ardour Capital Investments LLC

Founded in 2002, Ardour Capital is the leading research and investment-banking firm exclusively focused on energy technology, alternative energy and power, and clean & renewable technologies. Ardour Capital publishes in-depth company coverage and industry specific research. Ardour Capital offers private and public companies a full range of corporate finance, investment banking and capital market services.  For more information on Ardour Capital Investments LLC, please visit http://www.ardourcapital.com/.

About China Hydroelectric

China Hydroelectric Corporation ("CHC" or the "Company") is an owner, 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 projects in China. China produces approximately 22% of its total energy from hydroelectric energy. The Company currently owns sixteen operating hydropower projects (consisting of 19 operating stations) in China with total installed capacity of 451.5 MW. These projects are located in four provinces: Zhejiang, Fujian, Yunnan and Sichuan.

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 the Company's business strategies and plan of operations, the Company's ability to acquire hydroelectric assets, the Company's capital expenditure and funding plans, the Company's operations and business prospects, projects under development, construction or planning and the regulatory environment. The forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current expectations and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company's 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, the Company's relationship with and other conditions affecting the power grids we service, the Company's 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 the Company's cost-control measures, the Company's liquidity and financial condition, environmental laws and changes in political, economic, legal and social conditions in China, and other factors affecting the Company's operations that are set forth in the Company's Prospectus dated January 25, 2010 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and in the Company's 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.

SOURCE China Hydroelectric Corporation