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Toronto Venture Exchange Symbol: "WND"

Issued and Outstanding: 36,703,251

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VANCOUVER, March 31 /CNW/ - Western Wind Energy Corp. ("Western Wind" or

the "Company") (TSX-V: WND) is pleased to announce that it has engaged Loewen,

Ondaatje, McCutcheon Limited (the "Agent") to market, on a best efforts agency

basis,

The net proceeds from the Brokered Offering will be used to secure a

Letter of Credit on behalf of the Southern California Edison Company for the

20 year Power Purchase Agreement on the Company's 120 MW Windstar Project.

Remaining proceeds will be for development activities on Windstar, the Mesa Re-Power near Palm Springs and the Ontario Solar Initiative where the Company has secured four (4) solar sites, by way of conditional land purchase

agreements.

The Company will pay the Agent a commission of 7% cash and an additional 7% in the form of Brokers Warrants.

The Units shall not be subject to any restrictions on resale other than a four-month statutory hold period starting from Closing Date pursuant to

Multilateral Instrument 45-102 entitled "Resale of Securities". The Company shall file all applicable documents for the application of such four-month

hold period pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 45-102.

The Private Placement will be marketed to qualified investors in each of

the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta and the Units

only may also be offered in certain foreign jurisdictions under applicable

exemptions and in the United States on a private placement basis to "qualified

institutional buyers" (as contemplated in Rule 144A promulgated under the

United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended) or to "accredited investors"

(as contemplated in Regulation D promulgated under the United States

Securities Act of 1933, as amended), as the Company and the Agent shall

mutually agree provided that no prospectus filing, registration requirement or

comparable obligation arises in such jurisdictions. Subscribers in the various

provinces of Canada must be "accredited investors" (as defined in National

Instrument 45-106 entitled "Prospectus and Registration Exemptions") or the

offer and sale of the Units to subscribers must otherwise be exempt from the

applicable prospectus and registration requirements set out in the securities

laws, rules or policies of the jurisdiction of their respective residence.

About Western Wind Energy Corp.

Western Wind Energy Corp. is a wind energy electrical production company that currently has over 500 wind turbines with 34.5 MW of rated capacity and a

further 120 MW of expansion power purchase agreements in the State of California. Western Wind Energy is in the business of acquiring land sites and technology for the production of electricity from wind energy. Management of

Western Wind Energy includes individuals involved in the operations and ownership of utility scale wind energy facilities in California since 1981.

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ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

"Jeff Ciachurski"

Chief Executive Officer and Director

Forward Looking Statement

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as

that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts

responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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Certain statements included herein are "forward-looking statements" as

defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Management

cautions that forward-looking statements are not guarantees and that actual

results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the

forward-looking statement. Important factors that could cause the actual

results of operations or financial condition of the Company to differ include,

but are not necessarily limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed in

documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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/For further information: 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/