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
combined
solar
and
wind
project
in
Arizona,
and
is
developing
a
consented
30MW
PV
array
in
Puerto
Rico.
The
shares
Brookfield
has
agreed
to
buy
are
worth
about
C$92m,…