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TORONTO, May 19, 2006 – Macquarie Power & Infrastructure Income Fund (TSX: MPT.UN – “MPT”, the “Fund”) today declared a cash distribution for the month of May 2006 of $0.08333 per trust unit. The distribution will be paid on June 30, 2006 to unitholders of record at the close of trading on May 31, 2006.

A distribution of $0.08333 per unit will also be paid on June 30, 2006 to holders of Class B Exchangeable Units of MPT LTC Holding LP, an indirect subsidiary entity of the Fund, of record on May 31, 2006.

About Macquarie Power & Infrastructure Income Fund
MPT invests in infrastructure assets with an emphasis on power infrastructure. MPT’s strategy is to acquire and actively manage a high-quality portfolio of long-life infrastructure assets to improve their financial performance and provide growing and sustainable distributions to unitholders for the long term. MPT’s infrastructure portfolio includes Cardinal, a 156MW gasfired cogeneration power station in Ontario, and a 45% interest in Leisureworld, a leading longterm care provider in Ontario with over 30 years operating experience. MPT is managed by a wholly owned subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Limited and a member of the Macquarie group.

More information on Macquarie Power Income Fund can be found at the Fund’s website, www.macquarie.com/mpt.

For further information, please contact:

Investor Enquiries
Harry Atterton
Chief Financial Officer
Macquarie Power Management Ltd.
Tel: (416) 607 5198
Email: harry.atterton@macquarie.com

Media Enquiries
Suzanne Mercer
Public Affairs and Communications
Macquarie North America Ltd.
Tel: (416) 607 5042
Email: suzanne.mercer@macquarie.com