Western Wind Energy short listed for new power purchase agreements

Toronto Stock Exchange (Venture) Symbol: "WND"
Issued and Outstanding: 46,099,397

VANCOUVER, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Western Wind Energy Corp ("Western
Wind") is pleased to announce that is has been notified by Southern California
Edison that Western Wind has been short listed under the 2009 Request for
Proposal process. This is in regard to our producing 30 MW Mesa asset and the
20 MW expansion thereof. Further Western Wind believes that a price amendment
to the 120 MW Windstar project is forthcoming shortly. Further updates will be
released when 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

WESTERN WIND ENERGY CORP., 1326 - 885 WEST GEORGIA STREET, VANCOUVER, BC, V6C
3E8, TELEPHONE: (604) 685-WIND (9463), FACSIMILE: (604) 685-9441,
www.westernwindenergy.com