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Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund Declares Cash Distribution for August 2008

· Issued by Brookfield Renewable Partners Lp

STOCK SYMBOL: GLH.UN/TSX

GATINEAU, QC, Aug. 20 /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 2008, payable by September 30, 2008 to unitholders of record on August 31, 2008. The ex-distribution date is August 27, 2008.

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, 2008         September 30, 2008          10.417 cents
July 31, 2008           August 29, 2008             10.417 cents
June 30, 2008           July 31, 2008               10.417 cents
May 31, 2008            June 30, 2008               10.417 cents
April 30, 2008          May 30, 2008                10.417 cents
March 31, 2008          April 30, 2008              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 1,021 megawatts of power generating capacity and an average annual production of 3,912 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 Renewable 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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