WESTERN GEOPOWER SECURES US$11 MILLION SECURED ...

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                            NEWS RELEASE

DATE:  November 10, 2008
                        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TRADING SYMBOLS:    TSX-V (Canada): WGP.V        FRANKFURT: WE6.F

WESTERN GEOPOWER SECURES US$11 MILLION SECURED           LOAN
FACILITY

VANCOUVER, Canada, November  10, 2008, TSX  Venture Exchange  Trading
Symbol: WGP -  Western GeoPower  Corp., a  renewable energy  company,
today announced that it has entered into a US$11 million secured loan
facility.  Under the terms of  the loan facility the initial  tranche
of US$2,480,000  will be  available to  the company  upon receipt  of
approval of the TSX Venture Exchange for the issuance of warrants and
the payment of certain lending fees and expenses. The second  tranche
of US$8,520,000 will be available to the company upon the later of 15
business days following  the initial  advance having  elapsed or  the
date upon which all  conditions precedent to  that tranche have  been
met, including the perfection of security, the discharge of any liens
other than  permitted  liens, payment  of  certain lending  fees  and
expenses, and that no event of default then exists.  Interest will be
payable at a  rate of  1% for  the first  six months,  1.25% for  the
second six  months and  1.5% thereafter.   The lender  will have  the
right, subject to the prior approval of the TSX Venture Exchange,  to
elect to receive the payment of interest  on the loan in the form  of
common shares of the company.

As partial consideration  for entering  into the  loan facility,  the
company has agreed to issue 29,629,629 warrants of the company,  each
warrant being exercisable for  a period of 24  months at a price  per
warrant of  CDN$0.18.  The  warrants and  underlying shares  will  be
subject to a hold period of four months following their issuance.

The  proceeds  of  the  loan  may  be  used  for  drilling,   project
management, development cost, plant  equipment, and up to  US$300,000
in monthly working capital and general corporate purposes.

The  company  is  proceeding  with  the  loan  facility  in  lieu  of
completing additional  tranches of  its CDN$25  million  non-brokered
private placement announced  August 7, 2008.   The company  completed
CDN$10.6 million of that non-brokered private placement as  announced
on October 20, 2008.

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 California,  United States and the  South
Meager Geothermal Project in British Columbia, Canada.
On behalf of the Board of Western GeoPower Corp
"Kenneth MacLeod"
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.   This news release is  not
for dissemination in the United States of America or to United States
of America news services.

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Western GeoPower Corp.
837 West Hastings Street Suite 411 Vancouver, 
BC<br>V6C 3N6 Canada

WKN: 254049; ISIN: CA95827Q1037; 
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