Brookfield says that owners of some 59.7% of Western Wind’s shares have agreed to its C$2.60 ($2.56) per share takeover offer, bringing its total stake in the Vancouver-based developer to more than 66%.

Western Wind owns 154.5MW of wind capacity in California, including the 120MW Tehachapi project in an area of ageing wind farms undergoing significant repowering. In addition, Western Wind owns a 10.5MW