RusHydro Joins OTCQX

NEW YORK, August 30, 2010 - Pink OTC Markets Inc. (OTCQX: PINK), the financial information and
technology services company that operates the leading electronic quotation
and trading system in the U.S. OTC securities market, today announced that
RusHydro JSC (RTS, MICEX: HYDR; LSE: HYDR; OTCQX: RSHYY), Russia's largest
power-generating company, has chosen to have its American Depositary Receipts
(ADRs) traded on the highest tier of the OTC market, OTCQX(R).

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RusHydro began trading today on the OTC market's highest tier, OTCQX
International Premier. Investors can find current financial disclosure and
Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company on www.otcqx.com and
www.otcmarkets.com.

"We are pleased to welcome RusHydro, Russia's biggest hydro-generating
company, to OTCQX," said R. Cromwell Coulson, President and CEO of Pink OTC
Markets. "As the fourth Russian company on OTCQX, RusHydro has chosen to
provide its U.S. investors with quality disclosure and trading transparency
on the highest tier of the OTC market."

BNY Mellon, which acts as Depositary for RusHydro's ADR program, will
serve as RusHydro's Principal American Liaison ("PAL") on OTCQX, responsible
for providing guidance on OTCQX requirements.

About RusHydro JSC

RusHydro JSC (RTS, MICEX: HYDR; LSE: HYDR; OTCQX: RSHYY) will trade in
the United States on OTCQX under the symbol "RSHYY", where each ADR will
represent 100 ordinary shares. RusHydro is Russia's biggest hydro-generating
company and the second biggest in the world in terms of installed capacity.
RusHydro is the leader in the production of power on the basis of renewable
energy sources in Russia, developing power generation using water flows,
tidal, wind and geothermal energy. For more information, visit
www.eng.rushydro.ru/.

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Cathy Loos of CCG Investor Relations, +1-646-833-3458, Catherine.loos at ccgir.com, for Pink OTC Markets Inc.