VANCOUVER, Canada, February 16, 2006: (TSX Venture Exchange Trading Symbol: WGP – Frankfurt Exchange Trading Symbol: WE6.F – NOTC: WGEO) – Western GeoPower Corp., (the “Company”) announces the granting of 5,130,000 incentive stock options to purchase capital stock of the Company at a price of $0.22 per share for a period of five years under the Stock Option Plan, to its directors, officers, consultants and employees. The granting of these options is subject to acceptance for filing by the TSX Venture Exchange.

Corporate Overview
Western GeoPower Corp. is dedicated to the development of its 100% owned South Meager Geothermal Project, held under a geothermal lease for the commercial generation of electricity. The project, located 170 kilometers north of Vancouver, B.C., is in close proximity to Whistler, the location of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, and is the most advanced geothermal project in Canada. The Company currently is conducting a feasibility study to confirm the commercial viability of the South Meager Project to support an initial generation of 100 megawatts of electricity, which is equivalent to the power consumption of 80,000 households.

On behalf of Western GeoPower Corp.
“Kenneth MacLeod”
Kenneth MacLeod, President and CEO