Brookfield Renewable Power Fund Declares Cash Distribution for December 2009

GATINEAU, QC, Dec. 18 /CNW Telbec/ - (BRC.UN) - Brookfield Renewable Power Fund (the "Fund") today declared a cash distribution of 10.417 cents per unit for the month of December 2009 , payable by January 29, 2010 to unitholders of record on December 31, 2009 . The ex-distribution date is December 29, 2009 .

The schedule below sets out the Fund's cash distribution history for the last six months:

    
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       RECORD DATE             PAYMENT DATE           DISTRIBUTION PER UNIT
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    December 31, 2009        January 29, 2010              10.417 cents
    November 30, 2009        December 31, 2009             10.417 cents
    October 31, 2009         November 30, 2009             10.417 cents
    September 30, 2009       October 30, 2009              10.417 cents
    August 31, 2009          September 30, 2009            10.417 cents
    July 31, 2009            August 31, 2009               10.417 cents
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About Brookfield Renewable Power Fund

Brookfield Renewable Power Fund (www.brpfund.com) is a premier Canadian income fund and one of the largest power income funds in North America with more than 1,600 megawatts of power generating capacity and average annual production exceeding 6,350 gigawatt hours.

The Fund produces electricity exclusively from environmentally friendly and renewable resources. The Fund indirectly owns or holds interests in 42 high quality hydroelectric generating stations and one wind farm in four distinct geographic regions across North America: Quebec , Ontario, British Columbia and New England.

Brookfield Renewable Power Inc., which comprises all of the power operations of Brookfield Asset Management, owns 50.01% of the Fund's outstanding units on a fully exchanged basis.

The Units are listed for trading on the TSX under the symbol BRC.UN.

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For further information: please visit www.brpfund.com or contact: Zev Korman, Director, Investor Relations and Communications, Brookfield Renewable Power Fund, [phone], [email protected]