Boralex Power Income
Fund Announces its 2002 First Quarter Results
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Montreal (Quebec), May 13th 2002 – Boralex
Power Income Fund (the ”Fund”) is
presenting its initial interim report for the
period from February 20th 2002 to March 31st 2002.
During this five week period, the Fund earned
revenues of $9.5 million, generated net earnings
of $4.6 million ($0.112 per unit) and declared
distributions to its unitholders totaling $3.9
million ($0.096 per unit). The results for the
period include a contribution of $1.1 million
by Boralex Inc., a 34% unitholder and its manager,
to cover a shortfall in operating income at the
Senneterre power station where the start up was
not completed. All of the other power stations
in the Fund operated normally during the period.
The distributions made to unitholders during the
period were sourced by cash flows from operations
without any charge to the reserve.
In light of the fact that the Fund’s revenues
and fuel costs are contracted for on a long term
basis and assuming normal hydrological conditions,
the Fund expects that its operations will perform
according to plan for the rest of the year and
provide unitholders with the expected level of
distributions.
Boralex Power Income Fund is an unincorporated
open-ended trust that indirectly owns and operates
eight power generating stations located in the
province of Québec producing energy from
different sources including wood-residue or natural
gas-fired thermal and cogenerating facilities
as well as hydroelectric power stations. In total,
these power stations have an installed capacity
of 131 MW. The Fund’s units are listed for
trading on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the
symbol BPT.UN.
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Mrs. Carole Villeneuve
Communications Director
Telephone: (514) 985-1353
Fax: (514) 985-1355
E-mail: cvilleneuve@cascades.com |
Mr. Jacques Gauthier
President and Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (514) 284-9890
Fax: (514) 284-9895
E-mail: jgauthier@cascades.com |
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