Western Wind Energy Corp. - Steel Park and Mesa project update

    Toronto Stock Exchange (Venture) Symbol: "WND"
    Issued and Outstanding: 48,049,931

VANCOUVER, March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Western Wind Energy Corp. ("Western Wind") is pleased to provide an update on both the 50 MW Mesa Wind Repower Phase One and the 11 MW Steel Power Wind and Solar project, respectively. Both projects are planned to commence construction before the end of 2010 with commercial operations before June 30, 2011. Together with Windstar, Western Wind is planning to have 161 Megawatts of projects in construction by year end.

Western Wind is working with its EPC - BOP contractor, RMT, Inc. ("RMT") on various project activities for both Mesa and Steel Park. Jointly, Western Wind and RMT are conducting various project tasks including preliminary design, system impact and feasibilities studies and permitting at Steel Park. An independent resource assessment has been completed on Mesa by the lender's independent engineer and Gamesa completed a site suitability study. Capacity factors are consistent with a wind resource at Mesa averaging 10.4 meters per second ( 23 mph ) from met tower MT-34 recording over six (6) years of wind data.

Upon commencement of the Commercial Operations Date for both Steel Park and Mesa, Western Wind will apply to the US Treasury Department for the 30% tax free cash grant available under the American Recovery and Re-Investment Act of 2009. Such tax free cash grant is anticipated to be approximately $27 Million USD.

Western Wind Energy will make further updates as they become available.

About Western Wind Energy Corp.

Western Wind is a vertically integrated renewable energy electrical production company that currently owns over 500 wind turbines with 34.5 MW of rated capacity and a further 131MW of expansion power purchase agreements in the States of California and Arizona. Western Wind further owns additional development assets for both Solar and Wind Energy in California, Arizona, Ontario, Canada and a development team in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Western Wind is in the business of owning and acquiring land sites and technology for the production of electricity from wind and solar energy. Management of Western Wind Energy includes individuals involved in the operations and ownership of utility scale wind energy facilities in California since 1981.

    ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    "SIGNED"

    Jeffrey J. Ciachurski
    Chief Executive Officer

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SOURCE Western Wind Energy

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