EXHIBIT 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT NO. 1 (this “Amendment”), dated as of June 7, 2006, to the Asset
Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 6, 2006 (the “Agreement”), between
Brookfield Power Inc. (formerly known as Brascan Power Inc.), an Ontario
corporation (“Buyer”), Rumford Falls Power Company, a Maine corporation
(“Seller”), and, solely for purposes of Section 5.06, Section 7.05 and
Section 9.05 of the Agreement, Rumford Paper Company, a Delaware corporation
(“Mill Owner”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Buyer and Seller desire to amend the Agreement as set forth herein in
order to induce Buyer to agree to a waiver of the requirement in Section 7.03(f)
of the Agreement that Seller furnish Buyer with a tax clearance certificate from
Maine Revenue Services with respect to Seller pursuant to 36 M.R.S.A. § 177(6).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained
herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as
follows:

 

1. The Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

  a. Section 2.01(a) is hereby amended by adding the following:

(i) after the phrase, “without limitation, Seller’s real property located within
in the FERC Boundary”: “(except as otherwise agreed in writing by the parties,
the recorded Real Estate Documents being evidence of such agreement)”; and

(ii) after the phrase “but excluding therefrom, without limitation, the real
property”:”, except Veteran’s Park at the south end of Congress Street, “

 

  b. Section 10.01 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties
of the parties set forth in this Agreement shall survive the Closing but shall
terminate and expire fifteen (15) months after the Closing Date; provided,
however, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.14 of this
Agreement shall terminate and expire six (6) years after the Closing Date. With
the exception of

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Buyer’s pre-closing covenants set forth in Section 5.02(d) which shall survive
without limit as to time, the pre-closing covenants of the parties hereto shall
terminate and expire upon Closing.”

 

  c. Section 10.10 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“Time Limits. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no claim
with respect to the misrepresentation or inaccuracy of a representation and
warranty made by a party or parties shall be valid unless notice of such claim
is given to the Indemnifying Party within fifteen (15) months after the Closing
Date; provided, however, that no claim with respect to the misrepresentation or
inaccuracy of a representation and warranty contained in Section 3.14 of this
Agreement shall be valid unless notice of such claim is given to the
Indemnifying Party within six (6) years after the Closing Date.”

 

2. The reference to Veteran’s Park at the south end of Congress Street shall
hereby be removed from Schedule 2.01(a).

 

3. Buyer hereby waives the condition to Buyer’s closing of the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement that Seller deliver to Buyer a tax clearance
certificate from Maine Revenue Services with respect to Seller pursuant to 36
M.R.S.A. § 177(6).

 

4. Upon the date hereof, each reference in the Agreement to “this Agreement”,
“hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Agreement shall
mean and be a reference to the Agreement as amended hereby.

 

5. Except as specifically amended above, the Agreement is and shall continue to
be in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and is hereby in all
respects ratified and confirmed. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of
this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a
waiver of any right, power or remedy of any party to the Agreement.

 

6. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Maine applicable to contracts made and performed in such State.

 

7. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which
will be deemed to be an original copy of this Amendment and all of which, when
taken together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed
by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first
written above.

 

RUMFORD FALLS POWER COMPANY By:  

/s/ Douglas K. Cooper

Name:   Douglas K. Cooper Title:   Vice President BROOKFIELD POWER INC. By:  

/s/ Richard Legault

Name:   Richard Legault Title:   President and COO RUMFORD PAPER COMPANY By:  

/s/ Douglas K. Cooper

Name:   Douglas K. Cooper Title:   Vice President

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT]