Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. engages in the ownership and operation of electricity transmission systems and timberlands. It owns 8,279 kilometers of transmission lines in Chile; approximately 2,100 kilometers of transmission lines in Brazil; and approximately 550 kilometers of 44 kilovolts to 230 kilovolts transmission lines in Canada. The company also owns approximately 634,000 acres of freehold timberlands located principally on Vancouver Island; and approximately 588,000 acres of freehold timberlands in Oregon and Washington. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Limited serves as a general partner of the company. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Hamilton. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (NYSE:BIP) operates independently of Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., as of January 31, 2008.