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Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund Declares Cash Distribution for March 2008

· Issued by Brookfield Renewable Partners Lp

STOCK SYMBOL: GLH.UN/TSX

GATINEAU, QC, March 19 /CNW Telbec/ - (GLH.UN) - Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund today declared a cash distribution of 10.417 cents per unit for the month of March 2008, payable by April 30, 2008 to unitholders of record on March 31, 2008. The ex-distribution date is March 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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March 31, 2008        April 30, 2008          10.417 cents

February 29, 2008     March 31, 2008          10.417 cents

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
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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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