RusHydro release August 02 2011 Agenda BoD

A Regular Meeting of JSC RusHydro's Board of Directors Will be Held August 2nd, 2011

JSC RusHydro (ticker symbol: RTS, MICEX, LSE: HYDR; OTCQX: RSHYY) announces that a regular meeting of the Company's Board of Directors will take place August 2nd, 2011.

The agenda of the Board of Directors meeting will include the following items:

1. On the approval of internal corporate documents:

1.1. On the approval of RusHydro's 2011-2015 Innovative Development Program (with prospects till 2021), in its new version.

2. On determining the position of JSC RusHydro (representatives of JSC RusHydro) on agenda items for management bodies of subsidiary and dependent companies:

2.1. On determining the position of JSC RusHydro (representatives of JSC RusHydro) on agenda item for the Board of Directors of JSC Leningrad GAES and JSC Gidroinvest "On participating in associations and other organizations (creating a new organization - association with limited responsibility 'Innovative Center for Tidal and Wave Power Engineering;'"

2.2. On determining the position of JSC RusHydro(representatives of JSC RusHydro) on agenda item for JSC NIIES' management body"On approving a large transaction."

Meeting results will be disclosed in accordance with the established procedure.

For more information:

JSC RusHydro, Investor Relations Department

Tel. +7 (495) 225-3232 ext.1319, 1394, 1607

[email protected]

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