Brookfield Renewable Power Fund Declares Cash Distribution for December 2010

GATINEAU, QC, Dec. 17 /CNW Telbec/ - (BRC.UN) - Brookfield Renewable Power Fund (the "Fund") today declared a cash distribution of 10.833 cents per unit for the month of December 2010, payable by January 31, 2011, to unitholders of record on December 31, 2010. The ex-distribution date is December 29, 2010.

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

RECORD DATE				PAYMENT DATE				DISTRIBUTION PER UNIT
December 31, 2010				January 31, 2011				10.833 cents
November 30, 2010				December 31, 2010				10.833 cents
October 31, 2010				November 30, 2010				10.833 cents
September 30, 2010				October 29, 2010				10.833 cents
August 31, 2010				September 30, 2010				10.833 cents
July 31, 2010				August 31, 2010				10.833 cents

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 1,700 megawatts of power generating capacity and average annual production exceeding 6,500 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 two wind farms 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 approximately 34% 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.

For further information:

Please visit www.brpfund.com or contact:

Zev Korman
Director, Investor Relations and Communications
Brookfield Renewable Power Fund
Tel: [phone]
[email protected]