Brookfield Renewable Power Fund Declares Cash Distribution for October 2009

GATINEAU, QC, Oct. 20 /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 October 2009 , payable by November 30, 2009 to unitholders of record on October 31, 2009 . The ex-distribution date is October 28, 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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    October 31, 2009        November 30, 2009            10.417 cents
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    September 30, 2009       October 30, 2009            10.417 cents
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    August 31, 2009        September 30, 2009            10.417 cents
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    July 31, 2009             August 31, 2009            10.417 cents
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    June 30, 2009               July 31, 2009            10.417 cents
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    May 31, 2009                June 30, 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]