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Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund Declares Cash Distribution for August 2007

· Issued by Brookfield Renewable Partners Lp

STOCK SYMBOL: GLH.UN/TSX

GATINEAU, QC, Aug. 22 /CNW Telbec/ - (GLH.UN) - Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund today declared a cash distribution of 10.417 cents per unit for the month of August 2007, payable by September 28, 2007 to unitholders of record on August 31, 2007. The ex-distribution date is August 29, 2007.

The schedule below sets out Great Lakes Hydro Income 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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August 31, 2007         September 28, 2007            10.417 cents
July 31, 2007              August 31, 2007            10.417 cents
June 30, 2007                July 31, 2007            10.417 cents
May 31, 2007                 June 29, 2007            10.417 cents
April 30, 2007                May 31, 2007            10.417 cents
March 31, 2007              April 30, 2007            10.417 cents
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About Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund

Great Lakes Hydro (www.greatlakeshydro.com) is a premier Canadian income fund. We are the largest power income fund in North America with 1,015 megawatts of power generating capacity and an average annual production of 3,875 gigawatt hours.

Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund produces electricity exclusively from environmentally friendly hydroelectric resources. The Fund owns, operates and manages 26 high quality hydroelectric generating stations located on eight river systems in four distinct geographic regions across North America: Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia and New England.

Brookfield Power, which comprises all the power operations of Brookfield Asset Management, owns 50.1% of the Fund's outstanding units.

Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund units are listed for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol GLH.UN.

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