Capital Power Income L.P. announces monthly distribution

EDMONTON , Dec. 3 /CNW/ - The Board of Directors of CPI Income Services Ltd., the general partner of Capital Power Income L.P. (TSX: CPA.UN) (the Partnership), declared a cash distribution of $0.1467 per limited partnership unit for the month ending December 31, 2009 . The distribution is payable on January 22, 2010 to unitholders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2009 .

Established in 1997, Capital Power Income L.P. is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the Province of Ontario. The Partnership's portfolio includes 19 wholly-owned power generation assets located in Canada and the United States and a 50.15 per cent interest in a power generation asset in Washington State. The Partnership's assets have a total net generating capacity of 1,400 megawatts and more than four million pounds per hour of thermal energy. For more information on the Partnership, please visit: HYPERLINK "http://www.capitalpowerincome.ca" www.capitalpowerincome.ca.

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