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Brascan Power and Emera To Partner To Lease Hydroelectric Generating Station in New England
Gatineau, Quebec and Halifax, Nova Scotia, December 7, 2004, (TSX:EMA): Bellows Falls Power Company, a 50-50 joint venture between Brascan Power and Emera Inc., has entered into an agreement to lease the 49 megawatt Bellows Falls hydroelectric generating facility, located on the Connecticut River in Vermont, from the Town of Rockingham, following the Town's acquisition of the facility. The Company will pay US$72 million to lease the facility for up to 74 years.
The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2005, pending regulatory approvals.
About Brascan Power
Brascan Power comprises the power generating, distribution and marketing operations of Brascan Corporation. It is an independent producer and distributor of power and one of the lowest cost producers of hydroelectric power in North America. The Company has developed and successfully operated hydroelectric power facilities, primarily across North America, for almost 100 years. (See www.brascanpower.com for more details). Brascan Corporation (NYSE: BNN, TSX: BNN.LV.A). is an asset management company with a focus on real estate and power generation with direct investments of $19 billion and a further $7 billion of assets under management. (See www.brascancorp.com for more details).
About Emera Inc.
Emera Inc. (EMA-TSX) is an energy and services company with 570,000 customers and $4.0 billion in assets. The core business of Emera is electricity and the company has two wholly-owned regulated electric utility subsidiaries, Nova Scotia Power Inc. and Bangor Hydro-Electric Company. Nova Scotia Power supplies over 95% of the electric generation, transmission and distribution in Nova Scotia. Bangor Hydro provides electricity transmission and distribution service to 110,000 customers in eastern Maine. It is a member of the New England Power Pool, and is interconnected with the other New England utilities to the south and with New Brunswick Power to the north. In addition Emera owns a 12.9% interest in the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, which delivers Sable natural gas to markets in Maritime Canada and the northeastern United States; Emera Energy Services which manages energy assets on behalf of third parties and provides related services; and Emera Fuels, which distributes home heating oil and related products to customers in the Maritime provinces.
Forward Looking Information
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