VANCOUVER, Canada, December 27, 2006, TSX Venture Exchange Trading Symbol: WGP – Western GeoPower Corp., the “Company”) announces the granting of 1,850,000 incentive stock options to purchase capital stock of the Company at a price of $0.155 per share for a period of five years under the Stock Option Plan, to its directors, officers, consultants and employees as approved by the Board on December 19, 2006.

Corporate Overview

Western GeoPower Corp. is a renewable energy company dedicated to the development of geothermal energy projects for the delivery of clean, base-load electricity generation. The Company holds 100% interests in the South Meager Geothermal Project in British Columbia, Canada and the Unit 15 Steam Field located in The Geysers Geothermal Field in California, United States.

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