Brookfield Renewable Power Fund Declares Cash Distribution for September 2009

GATINEAU, Quebec, September 18, 2009 (BRC.UN) – Brookfield Renewable Power Fund (the “Fund”) today declared a cash distribution of 10.417 cents per unit for the month of September 2009, payable by October 30, 2009 to unitholders of record on September 30, 2009. The ex-distribution date is September 28, 2009.

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

RECORD DATE	PAYMENT DATE	DISTRIBUTION PER UNIT
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
June 30, 2009	July 31, 2009	10.417 cents
May 31, 2009	June 30, 2009	10.417 cents
April 30, 2009	May 29, 2009	10.417 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 1,600 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 more information, please visit www.brpfund.com or contact:

Zev Korman
Director, Investor Relations and Communications
Brookfield Renewable Power Fund
Tel: (416) 359-1955
zkorman@brookfield.com