Brookfield Renewable Power Fund Declares Cash Distribution for May 2010

GATINEAU, QC, May 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 May 2010, payable by June 30, 2010, to unitholders of record on May 31, 2010. The ex-distribution date is May 27, 2010.

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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      May 31, 2010             June 30, 2010               10.833 cents
     April 30, 2010            May 31, 2010                10.833 cents
     March 31, 2010           April 30, 2010               10.833 cents
    February 28, 2010         March 31, 2010               10.833 cents
    January 31, 2010         February 26, 2010             10.417 cents
    December 31, 2009        January 29, 2010              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 6,300 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: Zev Korman, Director, Investor Relations and Communications, Brookfield Renewable Power Fund, [phone], [email protected]; www.brpfund.com