China Ritar Power Corp. to Ring Opening Bell at NASDAQ

SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Ritar Power Corp. (Nasdaq: CRTP) (the "Company" or "China Ritar"), a leading Chinese manufacturer of lead acid batteries, today announced that the Company's executive management will ring the opening bell at the NASDAQ MarketSite in

New York City's Time Square at 9:30 am on Wednesday, October 28, 2009.

China Ritar's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Jiada Hu, along with key senior management will preside over the ceremony in celebration of the Company's common stock trading on the NASDAQ Global Market.

"We are honored to be invited to ring the NASDAQ opening bell in recognition of the listing of our common stock on NASDAQ," commented Mr. Jiada Hu, China Ritar's Chairman and CEO.

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available on the NASDAQ Webcam at http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm . The NASDAQ Opening Bell is regularly aired on major news and financial networks such as CNBC, Fox Business, Bloomberg and BNN.

About China Ritar

China Ritar designs, develops, manufactures and markets environmentally friendly lead acid batteries with a wide range of capacities and applications, including telecommunications, Uninterrupted Power Source (UPS) devices, Light Electrical Vehicles (LEV), and alternative energy production (solar and wind power). China Ritar sells, markets and services six series and 197 models of Ritar-branded, cadmium-free valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) batteries. Products are sold worldwide with sales in 81 countries including China, India, and numerous markets in Europe and the Americas. Additional information can be found at the Company's website http://www.ritarpower.com .

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains certain statements that may include "forward looking statements." All statements other than statements of historical fact included herein are "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects" or similar expressions, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in the Company's periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website ( http://www.sec.gov ). All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.

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Elite IR John Marco, Partner Tel: +1-310-819-2948 Email: John.marco@elite-ir.com

Leslie J. Richardson, Partner Tel: +852-3183-0283 Email: Leslie.richardson@elite-ir.com

SOURCE China Ritar Power Corp.