Feb 2 (Reuters) - Brookfield Renewable Partners Lp BEP_u.TO
* Brookfield renewable announces 2016 results and 5% distribution increase
* We are increasing dividend by 5% this year
* Qtrly funds from operations per lp unit $ 0.18
* Brookfield renewable partners - assets added in 2016 expected to contribute an additional $30 million to 2017 ffo on an annualized basis relative to 2016 results
* Qtrly normalized ffo per lp unit $ 0.39 Source text for Eikon: ID:nCCNdw0fH Further company coverage: BEP_u.TO