Benesov, Czech Republic – 3 April 2008- Mavel, a.s. announced that it has been awarded three contracts in British Columbia for the supply of Pelton turbines and related equipment. The contracts cover the mechanical supply for three greenfield hydroelectric power projects: Clemina Creek ("Clemina Creek HPP"), Serpentine Creek ("Serpentine Creek HPP") and Upper Clowhom River ("Upper Clowhom HPP").

The contracts were awarded through Canadian Projects Limited, acting as Project Manager and Project Engineer on behalf of the owners of the three projects. Both the Clemina Creek HPP and the Serpentine Creek HPP are owned by Canadian Hydro Developers, Inc. The Upper Clowhom HPP is part of a development owned by Hydromax Energy Ltd., a division of ENMAX Corporation.

The Serpentine Creek HPP is located 270 kilometers north of Kamloops in British Columbia, just north of the town of Blue River. The project will utilize 277.5 metres of head and flow of 4.5 cubic metres per second. Serpentine Creek HPP will use one Mavel vertical Pelton turbine with five jets and a 1060 mm diameter runner. The plant, when completed in 2009, will have installed power of 10.5 megawatts.

The Clemina Creek HPP is located near the Serpentine Creek HPP and is 280 kilometers north of Kamloops, British Columbia. The site will utilize head of just over 206 metres and flow of 4.3 cubic metres per second. Mavel will install at this site another vertical Pelton turbine also with runner diameter of 1060 mm, five jets and speed of 720 rpm. In operation, the Clemina Creek HPP will have installed power of 11.0 megawatts.

For both the Clemina Creek HPP and the Serpentine Creek HPP, Mavel's scope also includes the generator (Elprom ZEM, Bulgaria), hydraulic systems (Vortex, Quebec) and valves (TB Hydro, Poland).

The Upper Clowhom HPP is located in southwest British Columbia approximately 100 kilometres north of Vancouver. The site has rated net head of 165.2 metres and discharge of 7.9 cubic metres per second. The new hydroelectric plant will utilize one Mavel Vertical Pelton turbine with inside runner diameter of 1700 mm for total installed power of 11.0 megawatts. Mavel's scope also includes a synchronous generator (Elprom ZEM, Bulgaria), hydraulic power unit (Vortex, Canada) and valves (TBHydro, Poland). Commissioning is expected for mid-2009.

Mavel will also provide installation, testing and commissioning supervision for the three projects.

Canadian Projects Limited, based in Calgary, is an engineering company that specializes in the planning design and construction of renewable energy development ventures, including hydroelectric and wind power projects. Canadian Projects is currently providing project management, engineering and construction management for six hydro plants totaling 80 megawatts and two wind power plants totaling 140 megawatts, all to be completed by the fall of 2009.

Canadian Hydro Developers, based in Calgary, develops, owns and operates renewable energy projects including wind, water and biomass. Publicly listed since 1990, the company owns and operates twenty green power facilities totaling 360 megawatts of capacity. These include seven wind projects, twelve hydroelectric power projects and one biomass plant in northern Alberta.

Hydromax Energy Ltd., based in Vancouver, is an ENMAX business venture formed in 2005 to develop run-of-river hydro projects in British Columbia. ENMAX Corporation, headquartered in Calgary, is an energy distribution, supply and service utility, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of The City of Calgary. Mavel, a.s. is a Czech Republic-based manufacturing and engineering company focusing on the production of turbines for hydro-electric power plants from 25 kW to 25+ MW. Over the past 15 years, Mavel and its subsidiary CKD TurboTechnics, s.r.o. have designed, produced and installed over 300 turbines at more than 210 sites around the world.