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Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund Declares Cash Distribution for January 2008

· Issued by Brookfield Renewable Partners Lp

STOCK SYMBOL: GLH.UN/TSX

GATINEAU, QC, Jan. 23 /CNW Telbec/ - (GLH.UN) - Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund today declared a cash distribution of 10.417 cents per unit for the month of January 2008, payable by February 29, 2008 to unitholders of record on January 31, 2008. The ex-distribution date is January 29, 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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January 31, 2008          February 29, 2008             10.417 cents
December 31, 2007         January 31, 2008              10.417 cents
November 30, 2007         December 31, 2007             10.417 cents
October 31, 2007          November 30, 2007             10.417 cents
September 30, 2007        October 31, 2007              10.417 cents
August 31, 2007           September 28, 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 1,021 megawatts of power generating capacity and an average annual production of 3,913 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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