Brookfield Renewable Power Fund Declares Cash Distribution for October 2010

GATINEAU, QC, Oct. 19 /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 October 2010, payable by November 30, 2010, to unitholders of record on October 31, 2010. The ex-distribution date is October 27, 2010.

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

RECORD DATE	PAYMENT DATE	DISTRIBUTION PER UNIT
October 31, 2010   September 30, 2010   August 31, 2010 July 31, 2010 June 30, 2010 May 31, 2010	November 30, 2010 October 29, 2010   September 30, 2010   August 31, 2010 July 30, 2010 June 30, 2010	10.833 cents 10.833 cents 10.833 cents 10.833 cents 10.833 cents 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 42% 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
Tel: [phone]
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