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Western GeoPower Corp. (TSX VENTURE:WGP) (FRANKFURT:WE6), a renewable energy
company, is pleased to announce the election of Daryl S. Clark of Plantation,
Florida, and Mr. Harry Knutson of Vancouver, BC at the company's Annual General
and Special Meeting held June 24, 2009. Kenneth MacLeod, Gudmundur Sigurjonsson
and Domenic Falcone were re-elected to the Board. Mr. Clark has also been
appointed Chairman of the Board.


Mr. Knutson is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and the founder of Nova Bancorp
Group and has been responsible for the growth and performance of the diversified
wealth management firm since its inception in 1982. He was Chairman of
Montreal-based StrategicNova Inc. from 1998 to 2002 and, prior to establishing
Nova Bancorp Group, he was President of a mid-sized trust company.  Mr. Knutson
also served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of a real estate
investment trust and President of a conglomerate active in the food, sports and
real estate industries. Mr. Knutson was instrumental in the reorganization of
Bonavista Petroleum Ltd. in 1997, and continues as an active director on the
board of Bonavista Energy Trust. He is also a board member of a number of junior
oil and gas and related industry companies, and has received the Canadian
Chartered Director designation from The Directors College of McMaster
University.


Mr. Clark is currently the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and member
of the board of South Asia Energy Management Systems ("South Asia"), a
California corporation. South Asia undertakes the development, construction,
acquisition, ownership and long term operation of hydro-electric and other
renewable energy projects in various international markets. Prior to joining
South Asia, from 2002 to 2007 Mr. Clark was Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer for Peachtree Settlement Funding, a specialty factoring firm.  Mr. Clark
was instrumental in leading Peachtree during a period of time in which its
revenues grew from $20 million to $180 million annually.  In addition, Mr. Clark
currently serves on the Board of Directors of Canadian Phoenix Resources
Corporation which is a publicly-traded junior oil and gas exploration,
development and production company with operations in Western Canada. Mr. Clark
has a master's degree in business administration from the University of Miami
and a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Florida.


"The new directors bring significant project finance experience to the Board of
Western GeoPower," said Kenneth MacLeod, President & CEO of Western GeoPower
Corp. "This will be of considerable value as the company enters the project
financing phase for our Geysers project in California."


John Copeland and Thomas Drolet did not stand for reelection to the Board of
Directors at the Annual General and Special Meeting. "The Board appreciates the
contributions made by both Mr. Copeland and Mr. Drolet in advancing the
interests of the company over recent years," said Kenneth MacLeod. "We look
forward to working with Mr. Drolet in his ongoing role as CEO of our California
subsidiary, Western GeoPower, Inc."

 
About Western GeoPower Corp.

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 Sonoma County, California, United States; the South Brawley geothermal
project in Imperial County, California, United States; and the South Meager
geothermal project in British Columbia, Canada.


On behalf of the Board of Western GeoPower Corp

Kenneth MacLeod, President & CEO

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release contain forward-looking information
within the meaning of applicable securities laws in Canada ("forward-looking
information"). The words "anticipates", "believes", "budgets", "could",
"estimates", "expects", "forecasts", "intends", "may", "might", "plans",
"projects", "schedule", "should", "will", "would" and similar expressions are
often intended to identify forward-looking information, although not all
forward-looking information contains these identifying words. 


The forward-looking information in this press release includes, but is not
limited to: The project finance experience of the new board members will be of
considerable value as the company enters the project financing phase for our
Geysers project in California.


The forecasts and projections that make up the forward-looking information are
based on assumptions which include, but are not limited to: the Company is not
subjected to any material adverse events normally associated with exploration,
development and production of natural resources; the Company is not subjected to
additional governmental regulation and that political attitudes towards
geothermal production does not change; the Company is able to remain in
compliance with its debt obligations; the Company's resource estimates are
accurate; the Company's insurance is adequate and that it does not incur any
material uninsured liability; the Company is able to comply with environmental
regulations; the Company has access to suitable infrastructure; no title defects
affect the Company's properties; the Company receives necessary permits on
acceptable terms; no material new competition; no significant fluctuation in
currency exchange rates and interest rates; the Company is able to access
additional capital; no material fluctuations in energy prices; continued access
to the Company's key personnel; and, no conflicts of interest arise.


The forward-looking information is subject to risks, uncertainties and other
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical
results or results anticipated by the forward-looking information. The factors
which could cause results to differ from current expectations include, but are
not limited to: risks normally associated with exploration, development and
production of natural resources; risks relating to government regulation; risks
relating to indebtedness; risks relating to the reliability of resource
estimates; no history of geothermal production; insurance and uninsured risks;
environmental risks and hazards; lack of access to required infrastructure; land
title defects; risks relating to obtaining permits on acceptable terms;
competition; fluctuations in currency exchange rates and interest rates; risks
relating to raising additional capital; fluctuations in energy prices; reliance
on key personnel; conflicts of interest; and, other risks described in the
Company's Management Discussion & Analysis and other continuous disclosure
documents.


All forward-looking information in this press release is qualified in its
entirety by this cautionary statement and, except as may be required by law, the
Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking
information as a result of new information, future events or otherwise after the
date hereof.

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