Innergex Raises its Stakes

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INNERGEX POWER INCOME FUND $12 (Toronto symbol IEF.UN; SI Rating: Extra Risk) has agreed to buy IHI Hydro Inc., the holder of a 22.4% interest in five of Innergex’s hydroelectric facilities, for $13.5 million. The acquisition will give Innergex 100% ownership of the Saint-Paulin, Chaudiere and three Portneuf hydroelectric facilities, all of which sell their electricity under long-term power purchase agreements with Hydro-Quebec. The acquisition will increase Innergex’s net installed capacity by more than 6%, to 210 megawatts from 197 megawatts. Innergex raised its monthly distribution by 3.6% with the January, 2008 distribution, to $0.0833 a unit, from $0.080417. The units now yield 8.3%. In the latest quarter, the fund paid out 88% of its cash flow to its unitholders. Innergex Power Income Fund is a buy. buy…