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OPEL International Inc. (TSX VENTURE:OPL) ("OPEL"), a leading global developer
and supplier of high concentration photovoltaic ("HCPV") and other solar
products, today announced that it has begun supplying OPEL's HCPV panels to
build a utility grade solar power plant of 440 kilowatt (kW) in Spain under an
agreement with BETASOL. When completed, the grid is expected to supply cost
effective and energy efficient power to over 500 households.


BETASOL is a Spanish company located in a prime area of Spain for solar
deployments. Its business is building utility grade solar farm installations and
their subsequent sale to investor groups. Solar farms are a collection of solar
panels mounted on trackers that convert solar energy into electricity.


The shipment of OPEL's panels for the installation began in December, and the
project is planned for completion in the first quarter of 2009.


"This deployment of 440 kW of HCPV panels is one of the first significant
installations in the HCPV marketplace and is an important milestone for OPEL,"
said Robert Pico, CEO of OPEL International. "We are excited about our new and
expanding relationship with our partner, BETASOL, and look forward to reporting
on our progress with this leading solar technology in the near future."


"We at BETASOL are very pleased to be in partnership with OPEL, one of the
leading HCPV suppliers in the world," said Jesus Cabetas, Managing Director of
BETASOL. "OPEL's greatly improved panel efficiency allows attractive rates of
returns on our Spanish solar projects."


OPEL is supplying this project with its original design Mk-I high concentration
panels (HCPVs) to be mounted on a tracker system. These panels are a highly cost
effective solution and complement the recently-announced changes in Spain's
feed-in tariff structure. The deployment of OPEL's energy efficient panels is
expected to result in a favorable operating return for the project.


"Mk-I HCPV panel design uses cost effective materials and concentrates light
from the sun more than 500 times," Pico added. "This product has conversion
efficiency up to twice that of silicon solar panels and more than three times
that of thin film solar panels making it an optimum solution for solar grid
field installations."


OPEL will continue its work with additional Spanish partners on solar farm field
projects in other locations in Spain in 2009.


About OPEL International

With operations headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut and Toronto, Ontario,
Canada, OPEL designs, manufactures and markets high performance concentrating
photovoltaic ("HCPV") panels to transform solar energy into electricity for
worldwide application. OPEL's high performance photovoltaic concentrating panels
generate up to 40% more kilowatt-hours than conventional flat plate silicon
solar panels, resulting in more cost effective electricity generated from the
sun. OPEL also markets a complete line of dual axis solar trackers to mount
solar panels for the optimum power output. OPEL also designs infrared sensor
type products for military and industrial applications.


A leader in gallium arsenide and solar photovoltaic technology, OPEL has been
awarded 31 patents and has 15 more patents pending. OPEL's common shares trade
on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "OPL". For more information about
OPEL, please visit the Company's website at www.opelinc.com.


Dated: January 14, 2009

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Michel Lafrance, Secretary

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