Brookfield Renewable Reports Second Quarter Results

Brookfield Renewable Reports Second Quarter Results

Aug 04, 2017

BROOKFIELD, NEWS -- (Marketwired) -- 08/04/17 -- Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (TSX: BEP.UN)(NYSE: BEP) ("Brookfield Renewable") today reported financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2017.

"Our business performed well in the second quarter as we continue to surface margin expansion opportunities and advance our project development," said Sachin Shah, CEO of Brookfield Renewable. "Combined with a broadening investible universe and strong growth prospects, we remain confident in our target of delivering 12-15% total annualized returns to our shareholders."


Financial Results

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For the periods ended June 30
US$ millions (except per unit or
 otherwise noted)                    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended
Unaudited                                  2017    2016       2017      2016
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Generation (GWh)
    - Total                              11,618   8,792     22,102    17,821
    - Brookfield Renewable's share        6,719   5,197     12,880    11,093
Net income (loss)                     $      85$   (19)$     112$      60
  Per LP Unit                         $    0.13$ (0.11)$    0.18$    0.05
Funds From Operations (FFO)(1)        $     181$   105$     347$     292
  Per Unit(1)(2)                      $    0.61$  0.37$    1.16$    1.05
Normalized FFO(1)(3)                  $     170$   155$     306$     263
  Per Unit(1)(2)(3)                   $    0.57$  0.55$    1.02$    0.94
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(1)   Non-IFRS measure. Refer to "Cautionary Statement Regarding Use of Non-
      IFRS Measures".
(2)   For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, weighted average LP
      Units, Redeemable/Exchangeable partnership units and GP interest
      totaled 299.2 million and 299.2 million, respectively (2016: 280.8
      million and 278.2 million).
(3)   Normalized FFO assumes long-term average generation in North America,
      the 2017 reduced contract price at our facility in Louisiana, and uses
      2016 average foreign currency rates for the respective periods.

Brookfield Renewable reported net income for the three months ended June 30, 2017 of $85 million ($0.13 per LP Unit) compared to a net loss of $19 million ($0.11 per LP Unit) for the same period in 2016.

Adjusted EBITDA and FFO were $457 million and $181 million respectively, compared to $377 million and $105 million for the same period in 2016. Performance was driven by strong generation across our North American and Colombian hydro fleet, the highly contracted nature of our assets and the execution of our organic growth initiatives.

Financial Results and Operations

Our business in North America produced strong results supported by above average generation in Canada and the U.S. northeast. During the quarter, we cleared 900 MW in the PJM capacity auction to enhance revenues in the 2020/2021 time frame. These capacity and ancillary sales generally increase our revenue from North American operations by over 25% relative to current energy prices.

This quarter, our European business achieved strong availability, and continued to advance a number of key development contracting initiatives. We commissioned our 15 MW Crockandun wind farm in Northern Ireland this quarter, and are progressing an additional 82 MW of construction stage projects in Europe. Together, these projects are expected to contribute $10 million to FFO on an annualized basis once commissioned between 2017 and 2019.

In Brazil, we reported strong results despite below average hydro generation. Power prices trended above R$400/MWh during the quarter as electricity demand improved and hydrology remained below average. In addition, our wind portfolio performed very strongly in the quarter delivering generation over 20% above the long-term average. The construction of two small hydro facilities with a combined capacity of 47 MW continues on scope, schedule and budget, and they are expected, in aggregate, to add $5 million to FFO on an annualized basis.

Asset availability in Colombia was very high during the quarter as significant precipitation resulted in generation levels being nearly 20% above long-term average. During the quarter, we signed our first 10 year power contract with a local utility for 60 GWh/year. We are also advancing approximately 100 MW of late stage development with the objective of commercializing these projects in the next few years.

Update on Growth Initiatives

We continue to make progress on closing the TerraForm Power and TerraForm Global transactions, which we announced in the first quarter. Certain important milestones have been met, including bankruptcy court approval. The transactions are still expected to close in the second half of this year.

Following the quarter end, together with our institutional partners, we agreed to acquire a 25% interest in the UK's largest pumped storage asset for a purchase price of GBP 196 million. The portfolio comprises 2.1 GW of capacity across two well-maintained plants representing 75% of the UK's pumped storage capacity and 50% of its hydro capacity. This acquisition is expected to be completed in the third quarter.

We maintain conviction that we can continue to deliver 5% to 9% distribution growth based on organic levers within our business. Inflation escalators that are embedded in many of our contracts are on track to contribute 1% to 2% to bottom line FFO growth this year. We are also expecting to deliver 1% to 2% annual FFO growth from margin expansion across our business as we both improve productivity and optimize the revenue profile of our portfolios. Finally, our proprietary development pipeline should add $40-$50 million to our annual FFO over the next three years based on the projects that are under construction, or construction-ready.

Liquidity

Our liquidity position today exceeds $2 billion, including the proceeds of our recent equity issuance. In addition, we continued to surface capital from our operating portfolio, closing one re-financing in the quarter and one shortly thereafter, raising approximately $100 million in incremental proceeds. One of the re-financings was the issuance of our first ever green bond, a $475 million project financing that we secured against our 360 MW White Pine hydroelectric portfolio.

At quarter end, the weighted average remaining duration of our project-level debt was 9 years and our exposure to floating rate debt was 17%. In North America and Europe combined, approximately 90% of our debt is fixed rate with an average duration of 9 years providing strong protection to rising interest rates.

Distribution and Declaration

The next quarterly distribution in the amount of $0.4675 per LP Unit, is payable on September 30, 2017 to unitholders of record as at the close of business on August 31, 2017. Brookfield Renewable targets a sustainable distribution with increases targeted on average at 5% to 9% annually.

The regular quarterly dividends on Brookfield Renewable's preferred shares and preferred LP units have also been declared.

Distribution Currency Option

The quarterly distributions payable on the Partnership's LP Units are declared in U.S. dollars. Unitholders resident in the United States will receive payment in U.S. dollars and unitholders resident in Canada will receive the Canadian dollar equivalent unless they request otherwise. The Canadian dollar equivalent of the quarterly distribution will be based on the Bank of Canada daily average exchange rate on the record date or, if the record date falls on a weekend or holiday, on the Bank of Canada daily average exchange rate of the preceding business day.

Registered unitholders resident in Canada who wish to receive a U.S. dollar distribution and registered unitholders resident in the United States wishing to receive the Canadian dollar distribution equivalent should contact Brookfield Renewable's transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company of Canada, in writing at 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1 or by phone at 1-800-564-6253. Beneficial unitholders (i.e., those holding their units in street name with their brokerage) should contact the broker with whom their units are held.

Distribution Reinvestment Plan

Brookfield Renewable maintains a Distribution Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP") which allows holders of its LP Units who are resident in Canada to acquire additional LP Units by reinvesting all or a portion of their cash distributions without paying commissions. Information on the DRIP, including details on how to enroll, is available on our website at https://bep.brookfield.com/stock-and-distribution/distributions/drip.

Additional information on Brookfield Renewable's distributions and preferred share dividends can be found on our website at https://bep.brookfield.com.

Brookfield Renewable Partners

Brookfield Renewable Partners operates one of the world's largest publicly traded, pure-play renewable power platforms. Our portfolio consists of hydroelectric and wind facilities in North America, Colombia, Brazil, and Europe and totals more than 10,000 megawatts of installed capacity. Brookfield Renewable is listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges. Further information is available at https://bep.brookfield.com. Important information may be disseminated exclusively via the website; investors should consult the site to access this information.

Brookfield Renewable is the flagship listed renewable power company of Brookfield Asset Management, a leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $250 billion of assets under management.

Please note that Brookfield Renewable's previous audited annual and unaudited quarterly reports have been filed on SEDAR and can also be found in the shareholders section of our website at https://bep.brookfield.com. Hard copies of the annual and quarterly reports can be obtained free of charge upon request.

Quarterly Earnings Call Details

Investors, analysts and other interested parties can access Brookfield Renewable's 2017 Second Quarter Results as well as the Letter to Shareholders and Supplemental Information on Brookfield Renewable's website at https://bep.brookfield.com.

The conference call can be accessed via webcast on August 4, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time at http://services.choruscall.ca/links/brenewablep20170804.html or via teleconference at 1-800-319-4610 toll free in North America. For overseas calls please dial 1-604-638-5340, at approximately 8:50 a.m. Eastern Time. A recording of the teleconference can be accessed through September 4, 2017 at 1-800-319-6413, or from outside Canada & U.S. please call 1-604-638-9010 (Password 1494#).

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements and information within the meaning of Canadian provincial securities laws and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and in any applicable Canadian securities regulations. The words "will", "should", "could", "potential", "tend to", "target" "future", "growth", "expect", "believe", "goal", "plan", derivatives thereof and other expressions which are predictions of or indicate future events, trends or prospects and which do not relate to historical matters identify the above mentioned and other forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include statements regarding the quality of Brookfield Renewable's business and our expectations regarding our future cash flows, distribution growth and payout ratio. They include statements regarding our liquidity, the availability of acquisition opportunities and the timing and progress towards completion of acquisitions and development projects. They also include statements regarding the expected contribution of development projects to future cash flows as well as statements regarding the nature of the investment opportunities available within the renewables market generally. Although Brookfield Renewable believes that these forward-looking statements and information are based upon reasonable assumptions and expectations, you should not place undue reliance on them, or any other forward looking statements or information in this news release.

The future performance and prospects of Brookfield Renewable are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results of Brookfield Renewable to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by the statements in this news release include economic conditions in the jurisdictions in which we operate; our ability to sell products and services under contract or into merchant energy markets; weather conditions and other factors which may impact generation levels at our facilities; changes to government regulations, including incentives for renewable energy; our ability to grow within our current markets or expand into new markets; our ability to complete development and capital projects on time and on budget; our inability to finance our operations or fund future acquisitions due to the status of the capital markets; the ability to effectively source, complete and integrate new acquisitions and to realize the benefits of such acquisitions; health, safety, security or environmental incidents; regulatory risks relating to the power markets in which we operate, including relating to the regulation of our assets, licensing and litigation; risks relating to our internal control environment; our lack of control over all of our operations; contract counterparties not fulfilling their obligations; and other risks associated with the construction, development and operation of power generating facilities.

We caution that the foregoing list of important factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive. The forward-looking statements represent our views as of the date of this news release and should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date. While we anticipate that subsequent events and developments may cause our views to change, we disclaim any obligation to update the forward-looking statements, other than as required by applicable law. For further information on these known and unknown risks, please see "Risk Factors" included in our Form 20-F.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Use of Non-IFRS Measures

This news release contains references to Adjusted EBITDA, Funds From Operations, Adjusted Funds From Operations, Funds From Operations per Unit, Normalized Funds From Operations and Normalized Funds From Operations per Unit, which are not generally accepted accounting measures under IFRS and therefore may differ from definitions of Adjusted EBITDA, Funds From Operations, Adjusted Funds From Operations, Funds From Operations per Unit, Normalized Funds From Operations and Normalized Funds From Operations per Unit used by other entities. We believe that these are useful supplemental measures that may assist investors in assessing the operating and financial performance of our operating portfolio. Neither Adjusted EBITDA, Funds From Operations, Adjusted Funds from Operations, Adjusted Funds From Operations per Unit, Normalized Funds From Operations nor Normalized Funds From Operations per Unit should be considered as the sole measure of our performance and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, analysis of our financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS.

References to Brookfield Renewable are to Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. together with its subsidiary and operating entities unless the context reflects otherwise.

BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)

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                                                              Three months
                                                                     ended
UNAUDITED                                                           Jun 30
(MILLIONS, EXCEPT AS NOTED)                                  2017     2016
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Revenues                                                  $   683$   627
Other income                                                   10       10
Direct operating costs                                       (240)    (262)
Management service costs                                      (21)     (15)
Interest expense - borrowings                                (156)    (161)
Share of earnings (loss) from
  equity-accounted investments                                  2       (1)
Unrealized financial instruments loss                          (6)      (2)
Depreciation                                                 (198)    (204)
Other                                                          23        -
Income tax expense
  Current                                                       4       (5)
  Deferred                                                    (16)      (6)
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                                                              (12)     (11)
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Net income (loss)                                         $    85$   (19)
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Net income (loss) attributable to:
Non-controlling interests
  Participating non-controlling interests - in
    operating subsidiaries                                $    34$    (1)
  General partnership interest in a holding
    subsidiary held by Brookfield                               1        -
  Participating non-controlling interests - in a
    holding subsidiary - Redeemable/
    Exchangeable units held by Brookfield                      16      (13)
  Preferred equity                                              6        7
Preferred limited partners' equity                              7        3
Limited partners' equity                                       21      (15)
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                                                          $    85$   (19)
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Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per LP Unit             $  0.13$ (0.11)
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BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)

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                                                           Six months ended
UNAUDITED                                                            Jun 30
(MILLIONS, EXCEPT AS NOTED)                                  2017      2016
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Revenues                                                 $  1,360$  1,301
Other income                                                   18        32
Direct operating costs                                       (473)     (505)
Management service costs                                      (37)      (30)
Interest expense - borrowings                                (319)     (288)
Share of earnings (loss) from
  equity-accounted investments                                 (1)        -
Unrealized financial instruments loss                         (26)       (2)
Depreciation                                                 (398)     (383)
Other                                                          21       (12)
Income tax expense
  Current                                                     (12)      (12)
  Deferred                                                    (21)      (41)
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                                                              (33)      (53)
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Net income (loss)                                        $    112$     60
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Net income (loss) attributable to:
Non-controlling interests
  Participating non-controlling interests - in
    operating subsidiaries                               $     33$     26
  General partnership interest in a holding
    subsidiary held by Brookfield                               1         -
  Participating non-controlling interests - in a
    holding subsidiary - Redeemable/
    Exchangeable units held by Brookfield                      23         7
  Preferred equity                                             12        13
Preferred limited partners' equity                             13         6
Limited partners' equity                                       30         8
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                                                         $    112$     60
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Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per LP Unit            $   0.18$   0.05
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BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

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UNAUDITED                                                Jun 30       Dec 31
(MILLIONS)                                                 2017         2016
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Assets
Current assets
  Cash and cash equivalents                        $        174$        223
  Restricted cash                                           125          121
  Trade receivables and other current assets                406          454
  Financial instrument assets                                 6           55
  Due from related parties                                   63           54
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                                                            774          907
Financial instrument assets                                 199          145
Equity-accounted investments                                205          206
Property, plant and equipment, at fair value             24,849       25,257
Goodwill                                                    885          896
Deferred income tax assets                                  145          150
Other long-term assets                                      163          176
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                                                   $     27,220$     27,737
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Liabilities
Current liabilities
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities         $        419$        467
  Financial instrument liabilities                           55          156
  Due to related parties                                     86           76
  Current portion of long-term debt                         952        1,034
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                                                          1,512        1,733
Financial instrument liabilities                            143           72
Long-term debt and credit facilities                      9,040        9,148
Deferred income tax liabilities                           3,820        3,802
Other long-term liabilities                                 305          310
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                                                         14,820       15,065
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Equity
Non-controlling interests
  Participating non-controlling interests - in
   operating
  subsidiaries
                                                          5,348        5,589
  General partnership interest in a holding
   subsidiary
  held by Brookfield
                                                             53           55
  Participating non-controlling interests - in a
   holding subsidiary
    - Redeemable/Exchangeable units held by
     Brookfield                                           2,575        2,680
  Preferred equity                                          597          576
Preferred limited partners' equity                          511          324
Limited partners' equity                                  3,316        3,448
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                                                         12,400       12,672
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                                                   $     27,220$     27,737
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BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

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                                                         Three months ended
UNAUDITED                                                            Jun 30
(MILLIONS)                                                   2017      2016
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Operating activities
Net income (loss)                                        $     85$    (19)
Adjustments for the following non-cash items:
  Depreciation                                                198       204
  Unrealized financial instrument loss                          6         2
  Share of (earnings) loss from equity-accounted
   investments                                                 (2)        1
  Deferred income tax expense                                  16         6
  Other non-cash items                                        (32)        4
Dividends received from equity-accounted investments            3         3
Changes in due to or from related parties                      (5)       25
Net change in working capital balances                        (27)      (87)
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                                                              242       139
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Financing activities
Long-term debt - borrowings                                   152       352
Long-term debt - repayments                                  (207)     (386)
Capital contributions from participating non-controlling
 interests - in operating subsidiaries
                                                               11       641
Return of capital to participating non-controlling
 interests - in operating subsidiaries                          -         -
Acquisition of Isagen from non-controlling interests            -      (929)
Issuance of preferred limited partnership units                 -       147
Issuance of LP Units                                            -       657
Distributions paid:
  To participating non-controlling interests - in
   operating subsidiaries                                    (161)      (26)
  To preferred shareholders                                    (6)       (7)
  To preferred limited partners' unitholders                   (6)       (3)
  To unitholders of Brookfield Renewable or BRELP            (145)     (124)
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                                                             (362)      322
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Investing activities
Acquisitions                                                    -      (862)
Cash and cash equivalents in acquired entity                    -         -
Investment in:
  Sustaining capital expenditures                             (33)      (19)
  Development and construction of renewable power
   generating assets                                          (40)      (67)
Proceeds from disposal of assets                                -         -
Investment in securities                                      (27)      (99)
Restricted cash and other                                      63       531
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                                                              (37)     (516)
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Foreign exchange (loss) gain on cash                           (5)        5
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Cash and cash equivalents
  (Decrease) increase                                        (162)      (50)
  Balance, beginning of period                                336       260
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  Balance, end of period                                 $    174$    210
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Supplemental cash flow information:
  Interest paid                                          $    188$    198
  Interest received                                      $      9$     11
  Income taxes paid                                      $     12$      1
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BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

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                                                           Six months ended
UNAUDITED                                                            Jun 30
(MILLIONS)                                                   2017      2016
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Operating activities
Net income (loss)                                        $    112$     60
Adjustments for the following non-cash items:
  Depreciation                                                398       383
  Unrealized financial instrument loss                         26         2
  Share of (earnings) loss from equity-accounted
   investments                                                  1         -
  Deferred income tax expense                                  21        41
  Other non-cash items                                        (31)      (12)
Dividends received from equity-accounted investments            3         3
Changes in due to or from related parties                     (10)       19
Net change in working capital balances                         22      (132)
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                                                              542       364
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Financing activities
Long-term debt - borrowings                                   299     1,630
Long-term debt - repayments                                  (462)     (494)
Capital contributions from participating non-controlling
 interests - in operating subsidiaries
                                                               49     2,044
Return of capital to participating non-controlling
 interests - in operating subsidiaries                        (36)        -
Acquisition of Isagen from non-controlling interests           (5)     (929)
Issuance of preferred limited partnership units               187       147
Issuance of LP Units                                            -       657
Distributions paid:
  To participating non-controlling interests - in
   operating subsidiaries                                    (260)      (41)
  To preferred shareholders                                   (12)      (13)
  To preferred limited partners' unitholders                  (11)       (4)
  To unitholders of Brookfield Renewable or BRELP            (289)     (250)
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                                                             (540)    2,747
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Investing activities
Acquisitions                                                    -    (2,881)
Cash and cash equivalents in acquired entity                    -       117
Investment in:
  Sustaining capital expenditures                             (51)      (32)
  Development and construction of renewable power
   generating assets                                          (89)     (112)
Proceeds from disposal of assets                              150         -
Investment in securities                                      (39)     (116)
Restricted cash and other                                     (22)       36
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                                                              (51)   (2,988)
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Foreign exchange (loss) gain on cash                            -        24
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Cash and cash equivalents
  (Decrease) increase                                         (49)      147
  Balance, beginning of period                                223        63
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  Balance, end of period                                 $    174$    210
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Supplemental cash flow information:
  Interest paid                                          $    305$    275
  Interest received                                      $     17$     20
  Income taxes paid                                      $     28$     17
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Review of operations

The table below summarizes actual and long-term generation by segments for the three months ended June 30:



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                               Generation (GWh)(1)      Variance of Results
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For the three months ended    Actual Actual    LTA  Actual vs.   Actual vs.
 June 30                        2017   2016   2017         LTA   Prior Year
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Hydroelectric
  North America
    United States              3,666  2,590  3,619          47        1,076
    Canada                     1,737  1,348  1,508         229          389
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                               5,403  3,938  5,127         276        1,465
  Colombia(2)                  4,138  2,787  3,509         629        1,351
  Brazil                       1,061  1,082  1,159         (98)         (21)
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                              10,602  7,807  9,795         807        2,795
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Wind
  North America
    United States                281    284    372         (91)          (3)
    Canada                       282    205    292         (10)          77
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                                 563    489    664        (101)          74
  Europe                         240    278    259         (19)         (38)
  Brazil                         123    149    101          22          (26)
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                                 926    916  1,024         (98)          10
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Other                             90     69    123         (33)          21
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Total(3)                      11,618  8,792 10,942         676        2,826
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(1)   For assets acquired or reaching commercial operation during the year,
      this figure is calculated from the acquisition or commercial operation
      date and is not annualized.
(2)   Includes generation from both hydroelectric and Co-gen facilities.
(3)   Includes 100% of generation from equity-accounted investments.

Generation from our hydroelectric portfolios in North America and Colombia was above long-term average and ahead of the same period of the prior year due to improved inflows. This was slightly offset by lower generation from our hydroelectric portfolio in Brazil, resulting from weaker hydrological conditions. The growth in our portfolio contributed 26 GWh.

Generation at our wind facilities was consistent with the same period of the prior year but below long-term average due to lower wind resources. The same period of the prior year included 66 GWh relating to the 137 MW wind portfolio in Ireland that was sold in the first quarter of 2017. The growth in our portfolio contributed 13 GWh.

The table below summarizes generation by segment and region for the six months ended June 30:



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For the six months ended June  Actual Actual    LTA Actual vs.   Actual vs.
 30                              2017   2016   2017        LTA   Prior Year
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Hydroelectric
  North America                10,325  9,190  9,907        418        1,135
  Colombia(2)                   7,564  4,412  7,017        547        3,152
  Brazil                        2,118  2,108  2,298       (180)          10
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                               20,007 15,710 19,222        785        4,297
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Wind
  North America                 1,047  1,010  1,239       (192)          37
  Europe                          672    749    687        (15)         (77)
  Brazil                          262    262    182         80            -
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                                1,981  2,021  2,108       (127)         (40)
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Other                             114     90    151        (37)          24
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Total generation(3)            22,102 17,821 21,481        621        4,281
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(1)   For assets acquired or reaching commercial operation during the year,
      this figure is calculated from the acquisition or commercial operation
      date and is not annualized.
(2)   Includes generation from both hydroelectric and Co-gen facilities.
(3)   Includes 100% of generation for assets we manage.

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, strong inflows and improved hydrological conditions benefited the overall hydroelectric portfolio. In North America, we experienced a return to long-term average in the United States and continued strong contributions from our wholly owned assets in Canada. In Colombia, the region recovered from the dry conditions experienced in the same period of the prior year. In Brazil, we saw a marginal improvement over the same period of the prior year but generation remained below the long-term average. The portfolio generated 20,007 GWh, with the growth in our portfolio contributing 1,723 GWh.

Generation at our wind facilities in North America and Europe was in line with its performance from the same period of the prior year but below long-term average due to lower wind resources. The portfolio generated 1,981 GWh, with the growth in our portfolio contributing 24 GWh. Generation, in the same period of the prior year, included 98 GWh relating to the 137 MW wind portfolio in Ireland that was sold in the first quarter of 2017.

The following table reconciles Adjusted EBITDA and Funds From Operations to net income as presented in the consolidated statements of net income (loss), for the three and six months ended June 30:



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                                               Three months      Six months
                                               ended Jun 30    ended Jun 30
(MILLIONS)                                     2017    2016    2017    2016
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Revenues                                     $  683$  627$1,360$1,301
Other income                                     10      10      18      32
Share of cash earnings from equity-accounted
 investments                                      4       2       5       4
Direct operating costs                         (240)   (262)   (473)   (505)
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Adjusted EBITDA(1)                              457     377     910     832
Management service costs                        (21)    (15)    (37)    (30)
Interest expense - borrowings                  (156)   (161)   (319)   (288)
Current income taxes                              4      (5)    (12)    (12)
Distributions to preferred limited partners      (7)     (3)    (13)     (6)
Cash portion of non-controlling interests
  Participating non-controlling interests -
   in operating subsidiaries                    (90)    (81)   (170)   (191)
  Preferred equity                               (6)     (7)    (12)    (13)
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Funds From Operations(1)                     $  181$  105$  347$  292
Adjusted sustaining capital expenditures(2)     (17)    (17)    (34)    (33)
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Adjusted Funds From Operations(1)               164      88     313     259
Add: cash portion of non-controlling
 interests                                       96      88     182     204
Add: distributions to preferred limited
 partners                                         7       3      13       6
Add: adjusted sustaining capital
 expenditures                                    17      17      34      33
Depreciation                                   (198)   (204)   (398)   (383)
Unrealized financial instruments loss            (6)     (2)    (26)     (2)
Share of non-cash loss from equity-accounted
 investments                                     (2)     (3)     (6)     (4)
Deferred income tax expense                     (16)     (6)    (21)    (41)
Other                                            23       -      21     (12)
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Net income (loss)                            $   85$  (19)$  112$   60
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(1)   Non-IFRS measures. Refer to "Cautionary Statement Regarding Use of
      Non-IFRS Measures".
(2)   Based on long-term sustaining capital expenditure plans.

The following table reconciles net income (loss) attributable to Limited partners' equity and earnings (loss) per LP Unit, the most directly comparable IFRS measures, to Funds From Operations, and Funds From Operations per unit, both non-IFRS financial metrics for the three and six months ended June 30:



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                                                 Three months ended June 30
                                                                   Per unit
                                                         -------------------
(MILLIONS, EXCEPT AS NOTED)               2017      2016      2017     2016
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Net income (loss) attributable to:
  Limited partners' equity            $     21$    (15)$   0.13$  (0.11)
  General partnership interest in a
   holding
   subsidiary held by Brookfield             1         -         -        -
  Participating non-controlling
   interests - in a holding
   subsidiary -Redeemable /
   Exchangeable units held by
   Brookfield                               16       (13)        -        -
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Net income (loss) attributable to
 Unitholders                          $     38$    (28)$   0.13$  (0.11)
Depreciation                               127       131      0.42     0.47
Unrealized financial instruments loss       12         -      0.04        -
Share of non-cash loss from equity-
 accounted investments                       2         3      0.01     0.01
Deferred income tax expense
 (recovery)                                  3        (8)     0.01    (0.03)
Other                                       (1)        7         -     0.03
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Funds From Operations(1)              $    181$    105$   0.61$   0.37

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Weighted average units outstanding(2)                       299.25   280.84
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                                                    Six months ended June 30
                                                                    Per unit
                                                        --------------------
(MILLIONS, EXCEPT AS NOTED)                 2017    2016      2017      2016
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Net income (loss) attributable to:
  Limited partners' equity            $       30$     8$    0.18$    0.05
  General partnership interest in a
   holding
   subsidiary held by Brookfield               1       -         -         -
  Participating non-controlling
   interests - in a holding
   subsidiary -Redeemable /
   Exchangeable units held by
   Brookfield                                 23       7         -         -
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Net income (loss) attributable to
 Unitholders                          $       54$    15$    0.18$    0.05
Depreciation                                 257     250      0.86      0.90
Unrealized financial instruments loss         22       3      0.07      0.01
Share of non-cash loss from equity-
 accounted investments                         6       4      0.02      0.01
Deferred income tax expense
 (recovery)                                    4       8      0.01      0.03
Other                                          4      12      0.02      0.05
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Funds From Operations(1)              $      347$   292$    1.16$    1.05

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Weighted average units outstanding(2)                       299.20    278.18
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(1)   Non-IFRS measure. Refer to "Cautionary Statement Regarding Use of Non-
      IFRS Measures".
(2)   Includes GP interest, Redeemable/Exchangeable partnership units, and
      LP Units.

GENERATION AND FINANCIAL REVIEW ON A PROPORTIONATE BASIS BY SEGMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

The following table reflects the actual and long-term average generation for the three months ended June 30 on a proportionate basis:



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                                                    Actual
                                             Generation(1) LTA Generation(1)
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GENERATION (GWh)                             2017     2016     2017     2016
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Hydroelectric
  North America
    United States                           2,522    1,834    2,434    2,439
    Canada                                  1,690    1,300    1,461    1,461
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                                            4,212    3,134    3,895    3,900
  Colombia(2)                                 998      596      846      751
  Brazil                                      886      900      968      959
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                                            6,096    4,630    5,709    5,610
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Wind
  North America
    United States                             152      148      204      204
    Canada                                    282      205      292      292
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                                              434      353      496      496
  Europe                                       94      110      103      129
  Brazil                                       51       62       42       42
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                                              579      525      641      667
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Other                                          44       42       52       59
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Total                                       6,719    5,197    6,402    6,336
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                                                        Variance of Results
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                                                                 Actual vs.
                                                                 Prior Year

                                               Actual vs. LTA
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GENERATION (GWh)                              2017       2016
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Hydroelectric
  North America
    United States                               88       (605)          688
    Canada                                     229       (161)          390
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                                               317       (766)        1,078
  Colombia(2)                                  152       (155)          402
  Brazil                                       (82)       (59)          (14)
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                                               387       (980)        1,466
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Wind
  North America
    United States                              (52)       (56)            4
    Canada                                     (10)       (87)           77
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                                               (62)      (143)           81
  Europe                                        (9)       (19)          (16)
  Brazil                                         9         20           (11)
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                                               (62)      (142)           54
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Other                                           (8)       (17)            2
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Total                                          317     (1,139)        1,522
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(1)   For assets acquired or reaching commercial operation during the year,
      this figure is calculated from the acquisition or commercial operation
      date and is not annualized.
(2)   Includes generation from both hydroelectric and Co-gen facilities.

The following table reflects Adjusted EBITDA, Funds From Operations and provides reconciliation to net income (loss) for the three months ended June 30:







                                  Attributable to Unitholders
                          Hydroelectric                    Wind
                      North                        North
                    America  Colombia  Brazil    America  Europe     Brazil

($ MILLIONS)
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Revenues                269        46      65         40          9       5
Other income              -         1       3          -          -       -
Share of cash
 earnings from
 equity-accounted
  investments             3         -       1          -          -       -
Direct operating
 costs                  (72)      (23)    (18)        (9)        (5)     (1)
                   ---------------------------------------------------------
Adjusted EBITDA(2)      200        24      51         31          4       4
Management service
 costs                    -         -       -          -          -       -
Interest expense -
 borrowings             (44)      (10)     (4)       (11)        (2)     (2)
Current income
 taxes                    2         1      (2)         -          -       -
Distributions to
 preferred limited
 partners                 -         -       -          -          -       -
Cash portion of
 non-controlling
 interests
 Participating non-
  controlling
  interests -
  in operating
   subsidiaries           -         -       -          -          -       -
 Preferred equity         -         -       -          -          -       -
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Funds From
 Operations(2)          158        15      45         20          2       2
Depreciation            (55)       (8)    (34)       (21)        (3)     (2)
Unrealized
 financial
 instrument loss          -         1       -          -         (6)      -
Share of non-cash
 loss from equity-
 accounted
  investments            (1)        -      (1)         -          -       -
Deferred income tax
 expense                (11)       (4)      -         23          1       -
Other                    (9)        7      (4)         2          2       1
Cash portion of
 participating
 non-controlling
  interests               -         -       -          -          -       -
Preferred equity          -         -       -          -          -       -
Distributions to
 preferred limited
 partners                 -         -       -          -          -       -
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Net income (loss)        82        11       6         24         (4)      1
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                                 Attributable to Unitholders
                               Other          Corporate              Total


($ MILLIONS)
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Revenues                           2                  -                436
Other income                       -                  1                  5
Share of cash
 earnings from
 equity-accounted
  investments                      -                  -                  4
Direct operating
 costs                            (3)                (5)              (136)
                   ---------------------------------------------------------
Adjusted EBITDA(2)                (1)                (4)               309
Management service
 costs                             -                (21)               (21)
Interest expense -
 borrowings                        -                (22)               (95)
Current income
 taxes                             -                  -                  1
Distributions to
 preferred limited
 partners                          -                 (7)                (7)
Cash portion of
 non-controlling
 interests
 Participating non-
  controlling
  interests -
  in operating
   subsidiaries                    -                  -                  -
 Preferred equity                  -                 (6)                (6)
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Funds From
 Operations(2)                    (1)               (60)               181
Depreciation                      (4)                 -               (127)
Unrealized
 financial
 instrument loss                   -                 (7)               (12)
Share of non-cash
 loss from equity-
 accounted
  investments                      -                  -                 (2)
Deferred income tax
 expense                           -                (12)                (3)
Other                              2                  -                  1
Cash portion of
 participating
 non-controlling
  interests                        -                  -                  -
Preferred equity                   -                  -                  -
Distributions to
 preferred limited
 partners                          -                  -                  -
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Net income (loss)                 (3)               (79)                38
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                      Non-controlling
                            interests
                                  and
                            preferred
                              limited
                            partners'
                            equity(1)




                                                   2017                2016


($ MILLIONS)
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Revenues                          247               683                 627
Other income                        5                10                  10
Share of cash
 earnings from
 equity-accounted
  investments                       -                 4                   2
Direct operating
 costs                           (104)             (240)               (262)
                   ---------------------------------------------------------
Adjusted EBITDA(2)                148               457   -             377
Management service
 costs                              -               (21)                (15)
Interest expense -
 borrowings                       (61)             (156)               (161)
Current income
 taxes                              3                 4                  (5)
Distributions to
 preferred limited
 partners                           -                (7)                 (3)
Cash portion of
 non-controlling
 interests
 Participating non-
  controlling
  interests -
  in operating
   subsidiaries                   (90)              (90)                (81)
 Preferred equity                   -                (6)                 (7)
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Funds From
 Operations(2)                      -               181                 105
Depreciation                      (71)             (198)               (204)
Unrealized
 financial
 instrument loss                    6                (6)                 (2)
Share of non-cash
 loss from equity-
 accounted
  investments                       -                (2)                 (3)
Deferred income tax
 expense                          (13)              (16)                 (6)
Other                              22                23                   -
Cash portion of
 participating
 non-controlling
  interests                        90                90                  81
Preferred equity                    6                 6                   7
Distributions to
 preferred limited
 partners                           7                 7                   3
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Net income (loss)                  47                85                 (19)
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(1)   Attributable to participating non-controlling interests, preferred
      equity and preferred limited partners' equity.
(2)   Non-IFRS measure. Refer to "Cautionary Statement Regarding Use of Non-
      IFRS Measures".

GENERATION AND FINANCIAL REVIEW ON A PROPORTIONATE BASIS BY SEGMENTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

The following table reflects the actual and long-term average generation for the six months ended June 30 on a proportionate basis:



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                                                        Variance of Results
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                                                                 Actual vs.
                                                                 Prior Year

                      Actual
               Generation(1) LTA Generation(1)   Actual vs. LTA
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GENERATION
 (GWh)         2017     2016     2017     2016  2017       2016
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Hydroelect
 ric
  North
   America    8,024    7,274    7,408    7,315   616        (41)        750
  Colombia
   (2)        1,824      851    1,692    1,105   132       (254)        973
  Brazil      1,757    1,745    1,918    1,940  (161)      (195)         12
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             11,605    9,870   11,018   10,360   587       (490)      1,735
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Wind
  North
   America      832      756      948      948  (116)      (192)         76
  Europe        266      296      272      307    (6)       (11)        (30)
  Brazil        109      109       76       76    33         33           -
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              1,207    1,161    1,296    1,331   (89)      (170)         46
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Other            68       62       80      114   (12)       (52)          6
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Total        12,880   11,093   12,394   11,805   486       (712)      1,787
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(1)   For assets acquired or reaching commercial operation during the year,
      this figure is calculated from the acquisition or commercial operation
      date and is not annualized.
(2)   Includes generation from both hydroelectric and Co-gen facilities.

The following table reflects Adjusted EBITDA, Funds From Operations and provides reconciliation to net income for the six months ended June 30:






                                   Attributable to Unitholders
                            Hydroelectric                    Wind
                        North                       North
($ MILLIONS)          America  Colombia   Brazil  America   Europe   Brazil
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Revenues                  524        93      116       79       24        9
Other income                -         2        6        -        -        -
Share of cash
 earnings from
  equity-accounted
   investments              3         -        2        -        -        -
Direct operating
 costs                   (133)      (47)     (31)     (17)      (9)      (2)
                     -------------------------------------------------------
Adjusted EBITDA(2)        394        48       93       62       15        7
Management service
 costs                      -         -        -        -        -        -
Interest expense -
 borrowings               (89)      (22)     (10)     (21)      (6)      (3)
Current income taxes        1        (1)      (5)       -        -        -
Distributions to
 preferred limited
 partners                   -         -        -        -        -        -
Cash portion of non-
 controlling
 interests
  Participating non-
   controlling
   interests -
    in operating
     subsidiaries           -         -        -        -        -        -
  Preferred equity          -         -        -        -        -        -
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Funds From
 Operations(2)            306        25       78       41        9        4
Depreciation             (109)      (16)     (69)     (41)     (10)      (4)
Unrealized financial
 instrument loss           (1)       (1)       -        -       (8)       -
Share of non-cash
 loss from equity-
  accounted
   investments             (4)        -       (2)       -        -        -
Deferred income tax
 expense                  (18)       (6)       2       23        3        -
Other                      (7)       10       (6)       2       (3)       1
Cash portion of
 participating
  non-controlling
   interests                -         -        -        -        -        -
Preferred equity            -         -        -        -        -        -
Distributions to
 preferred limited
 partners                   -         -        -        -        -        -
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Net income                167        12        3       25       (9)       1
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                                                        Non-
                                                 controlling
                                                   interests
                                                         and
                          Attributable to
                            Unitholders            preferred
                      Other  Corporate  Total        limited   2017    2016
                                                   partners'
($ MILLIONS)                                       equity(1)
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Revenues                  7          -    852            508  1,360   1,301
Other income              -          1      9              9     18      32
Share of cash
 earnings from
  equity-accounted
   investments            -          -      5              -      5       4
Direct operating
 costs                   (8)       (11)  (258)          (215)  (473)   (505)
                     -------------------------------------------------------
Adjusted EBITDA(2)       (1)       (10)   608            302    910  -  832
Management service
 costs                    -        (37)   (37)             -    (37)    (30)
Interest expense -
 borrowings               -        (43)  (194)          (125)  (319)   (288)
Current income taxes      -          -     (5)            (7)   (12)    (12)
Distributions to
 preferred limited
 partners                 -        (13)   (13)             -    (13)     (6)
Cash portion of non-
 controlling
 interests
  Participating non-
   controlling
   interests -
    in operating
     subsidiaries         -          -      -           (170)  (170)   (191)
  Preferred equity        -        (12)   (12)             -    (12)    (13)
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Funds From
 Operations(2)           (1)      (115)   347              -    347     292
Depreciation             (8)         -   (257)          (141)  (398)   (383)
Unrealized financial
 instrument loss          -        (12)   (22)            (4)   (26)     (2)
Share of non-cash
 loss from equity-
  accounted
   investments            -          -     (6)             -     (6)     (4)
Deferred income tax
 expense                  -         (8)    (4)           (17)   (21)    (41)
Other                     2         (3)    (4)            25     21     (12)
Cash portion of
 participating
  non-controlling
   interests              -          -      -            170    170     191
Preferred equity          -          -      -             12     12      13
Distributions to
 preferred limited
 partners                 -          -      -             13     13       6
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Net income               (7)      (138)    54             58    112      60
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(1)   Attributable to participating non-controlling interests, preferred
      equity and preferred limited partners' equity.
(2)   Non-IFRS measure. Refer to "Cautionary Statement Regarding Use of Non-
      IFRS Measures".

Contacts:
Media:
Claire Holland
(416) 369-8236
[email protected]

Investors:
Divya Biyani
(416) 369-2616
[email protected]

Source: Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P.

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