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Western GeoPower Corp. (TSX VENTURE:WGP)(FRANKFURT:WE6.F), a renewable energy
development company, is pleased to announce that a review by independent
consultants GeothermEx, Inc. has determined that the optimum capacity for the
Western GeoPower Unit 1 project at The Geysers Geothermal Field in California is
35 MWe (gross), following the acquisition in July 2007 of the 413 acre Abril
Ranch leasehold. As a result, the Company has signed an agreement with Fuji
Electric Corporation of America ("Fuji") for the supply of one 35 MW Top
Exhausting Geothermal Condensing Steam Turbine Generator Unit for delivery to
the Unit 1 project site in August 2009.


A feasibility report by GeothermEx in October 2006 projected the Unit 1
leasehold, then comprising approximately 600 acres, would support a 28 MWe
(gross) power plant. The Abril leasehold acquisition increases the Western
GeoPower holdings to 1,017 acres. An examination of earlier production records
from the Abril leasehold showed the Abril 1-1 well as having an initial capacity
of 7 MW, supplying steam to the original PG&E Unit 15 plant for 16 months, until
the plant's decommissioning in 1989. Another well, Abril 5B-1, located over 1 Km
(0.6 miles) to the northwest of Abril 1-1, did not encounter steam, but showed a
much higher bottom-hole temperature of 290 degrees C (554 degrees F) compared to
all other wells in the overall WGP leaseholds, implying the presence of a
yet-unexplored liquid reservoir below the steam zone. The Abril 5B-1 well will
be examined in greater detail during 2009 to explore the potential for a greater
reserve base for the current proposed plant or the potential for a second power
plant.


The selection of Fuji as the supplier of the turbine generator followed a
competitive bidding process under a Request For Proposals prepared and
coordinated by POWER Engineers, Inc. of Hailey, Idaho, a world leader in
geothermal power plant design and engineering.


"Fuji has successfully delivered over 500 steam turbine generator units to the
worldwide market, totaling almost 31,000 MWe of power generation, including
1,850 MWe of geothermal power generation" said Koji Yasuda, Vice-President of
Fuji Electric Corporation of America. "We are pleased to have been awarded the
contract to supply Western GeoPower and to continue our long relationship with
The Geysers field."


"Fuji has earned a solid reputation over many years with the plant operators at
The Geysers and around the world," said Kenneth MacLeod, President and CEO of
Western GeoPower. "Our selection of the Fuji turbine was based on a combination
of turbine reliability, cost competitiveness and delivery schedule."


The Geysers geothermal field, located 75 miles north of San Francisco,
California, is the largest producer of geothermal electricity in the world.
Commercial geothermal power has been generated continuously at The Geysers field
since 1960, the present generation level being about 900 MWe of clean, baseload
electricity. Western GeoPower's Unit 1 project is situated in the south-western
region of The Geysers field in Sonoma County.


Western GeoPower Corp. is a renewable energy company dedicated to the
development of geothermal energy projects for the delivery of clean,
sustainable, baseload electricity generation. The Company is developing The
Western GeoPower Unit 1 geothermal power plant at The Geysers Geothermal Field
in California, United States and the South Meager Geothermal Project in British
Columbia, Canada.


On behalf of Western GeoPower Corp.

Kenneth MacLeod, President & CEO

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this release that are forward-looking are subject to various risks
and uncertainties concerning the specific factors identified above that reflect
the Company's expectations and projections about its future results. The Company
has tried whenever possible to identify these forward-looking statements which
include but are not limited to, words such as "anticipates," believes,"
"estimates," "expects," "plans," "intends," "potential," and similar
expressions. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such
forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements
are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may
differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Investors are
cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and
that actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected
in the forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any obligation or
intention to update or to revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise. Such information
contained herein represents management's best judgment as of the date hereof
based on information currently available.

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