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PRESS RELEASE:

POWER TECH CORPORATION INC.

POWERTECH ISSUES STOCK OPTIONS

Terrebonne (Québec), April 5, 2006 – The board of directors of Power Tech Corporation Inc. « PowerTech » or « The Corporation » (TSX-V : PWB), authorized yesterday the issuance of 214,500 stock options to its directors and senior management conforming to the Corporation’s Stock Option Plan approved October 27, 2004.

The members of the board of directors were issued a total of 77,000 stock options and the senior management of the Corporation received the balance of 137,500 stock options.

The exercise price of these options is fixed at $0.76 which is the closing price of the Corporation’s shares on the TSX Venture Exchange on April 4, 2006.  Senior management options were issued as per the following vesting schedule:  20% after the first year, and 10% per quarter for the 8 quarters that follow.  These options expire April 4, 2011.

About PowerTech (www.powertechci.com)

PowerTech specializes in developing, integrating and commercializing leading edge technologies allowing substantial performance, productivity and functionality improvements in excavation equipment and systems for the general construction industry and several other applications in the aluminium, mining, tunnel digging, forestry, archaeology and military sectors.

* The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuray of this press release

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Source:

Power Tech Corporation Inc.
www.powertechci.com

For further information:

Mr. Carol Murray
President and Chief Executive Officer
Power Tech Corporation Inc.
Tel.: (450) 419-5400
Fax: (450) 419-5411
carol.murray@powertechci.com

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