Exhibit 10.14

Execution Copy

AMENDMENT NO. 9 TO AMENDED AND
RESTATED CONSTRUCTION AND TERM LOAN AGREEMENT AND CONSENT

               THIS AMENDMENT NO. 9 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CONSTRUCTION AND
TERM LOAN AGREEMENT AND CONSENT (this “Amendment and Consent”), dated as of
March 1, 2002 is made by and among (i) WESTMORELAND-LG&E PARTNERS, a Virginia
general partnership, as Borrower (the “Borrower”), (ii) CREDIT SUISSE FIRST
BOSTON, NIB CAPITAL BANK N.V., THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING
CORPORATION (formerly known as The Sumitomo Bank Limited), New York Branch, UFJ
BANK LIMITED (formerly known as The Sanwa Bank Limited), UNION BANK OF
CALIFORNIA, N.A., THE FUJI BANK LIMITED, New York Branch, CREDIT LYONNAIS, New
York Branch, CREDIT LYONNAIS, Cayman Island Branch, LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN
GIROZENTRALE and each Purchasing Lender, as Lenders, (iii) THE PRUDENTIAL
INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, as Institutional Lender and as Institutional Agent
and each Purchasing Institutional Lender, (iv) CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, New
York Branch, as Issuing Bank (v) DEXIA CREDIT LOCAL, NEW YORK AGENCY (“Dexia”),
as Bond L/C Issuing Bank (as defined below), (vi) CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON,
NIB CAPITAL BANK N.V., THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA and SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING
CORPORATION (formerly known as The Sumitomo Bank Limited), New York Branch, as
Co-Agents (together with their successors in such capacity) and (vii) CREDIT
SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, as Agent for the Lenders, the Institutional Lenders and the
Issuing Bank and the Bond L/C Issuing Bank (together with its successors in such
capacity).

               Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Construction and
Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 1, 1993, as amended by Amendment No. 1
dated as of November 4, 1994, Amendment No. 2 dated as of December 30, 1994,
Amendment No. 3 dated as of January 31, 1995, Amendment No. 4 dated as of
October 19, 1995, Amendment No. 5 dated as of December 15, 1996, Amendment No. 5
dated as of August 23, 2000, Amendment No. 6 dated as of November 21, 2000,
Amendment No. 7 dated as of November 15, 2001 and Amendment No. 8 dated as of
November 28, 2001, among Borrower, the Lenders, the Institutional Lenders, the
Issuing Bank, the Bond L/C Issuing Bank, the Co-Agents and Agent (each, as
defined therein) and the letter agreement, dated July 20, 1999 from Credit
Suisse First Boston as Agent, as Issuing Bank, as Co-Agent and as Securities
Intermediary, and acknowledged and agreed to by the Borrower, the Lenders, the
Institutional Lenders and the Institutional Agent (collectively, the “Credit
Agreement”).

WITNESSETH:

               WHEREAS, the Series 1991 Letter of Credit, originally issued on
the December 20, 1991, and the Series 1993 Letter of Credit, originally issued
on December 27, 1993, expired on December 20, 2001 and Credit Suisse First
Boston, as the original Bond L/C Issuing Bank did not renew or extend their
terms;

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               WHEREAS, Borrower desires to arrange for a Series 1991 Substitute
Letter of Credit to be in effect in accordance with Section 5.2(b) of the
Series 1991 Loan Agreement and for a Series 1993 Substitute Letter of Credit to
be in effect in accordance with Section 5.2(b) of the Series 1993 Loan Agreement
(the “Substitute Bond Letters of Credit”);

               WHEREAS, the parties to this Amendment and Consent desire to
amend the Credit Agreement to provide that Dexia become a party to the Credit
Agreement and issue the Substitute Bond Letters of Credit and in furtherance
thereof desire to appoint Dexia to act as Bond L/C Issuing Bank under the Credit
Agreement;

               WHEREAS, Dexia desires to assume the rights and obligations of
the Bond L/C Issuing Bank under the Credit Agreement and to become a party to
the Credit Agreement as a Lender with a commitment limited to the percentage of
the Bond L/C Term Facility Commitment (as defined below) set forth in Exhibit A
hereto and as Bond L/C Issuing Bank;

               WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Credit Agreement, any
Lender may sell to one or more first-class financial institutions, with the
consent of Agent, Issuing Bank, Bond L/C Issuing Bank and the Borrower, its
rights or obligations with respect to the Bond Letters of Credit;

               WHEREAS, concurrent with the execution and delivery of this
Amendment and Consent, pursuant to a Commitment Transfer Supplement, a form of
which is attached as Exhibit A hereto, Dexia is assuming the rights and
obligations of Credit Suisse First Boston as a Lender with respect to Bond
Letters of Credit and all drawings made thereunder, including the commitment of
Credit Suisse First Boston, as a Lender, to (i) make Series 1991 Term Loans and
to maintain Series 1991 Term Loans, and to maintain participation and funding
commitments as set forth in Section 3.2 of the Credit Agreement with respect to
the outstanding amount of the Series 1991 Letter of Credit and (ii) make Series
1993 Term Loans and to maintain Series 1993 Term Loans, and to maintain
participation and funding commitments as set forth in Section 3.2 of the Credit
Agreement with respect to the outstanding amount of the Series 1993 Letter of
Credit (the commitments set forth in (i) and (ii) are collectively referred to
as the “Bond L/C Term Facility Commitment”);

               WHEREAS, Section 9.4 of the Credit Agreement requires the written
consent of the Majority Lenders and the signature of the Borrower and the Agent
in order to amend the Credit Agreement and approve the use of a revised form of
Commitment Transfer Supplement which varies from the form attached to the Credit
Agreement as Schedule 9.2(a) thereof;

               NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which
are hereby acknowledged, each of the parties hereto hereby agrees as follows:

               1.       Definitions. For all purposes of this Amendment and
Consent, capitalized terms used herein (including in the preamble and the
recitals hereof) but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set
forth in the Credit Agreement including Exhibit X thereto.

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               2.       Amendment to Exhibit X to the Credit Agreement. Exhibit
X to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

          (a)        The definition of “Bond L/C Issuing Bank” is hereby amended
and restated as follows:

          “Bond L/C Issuing Bank” means (i) from December 1, 1993 Credit Suisse
First Boston, New York Branch, and its successors and assigns, in its capacity
as the issuer of, and for so long as it is the issuer of the Bond Letters of
Credit then in effect, (ii) from, including and after the date that it issues a
Series 1991 Substitute Letter of Credit and a Series 1993 Substitute Letter of
Credit, Dexia Crédit Local, New York Agency and its successors and assigns, in
its capacity as the issuer of, and for so long as it is the issuer of one or
both of the Bond Letters of Credit then in effect or (iii) the issuer of any
other Series 1991 Substitute Letter of Credit or any other Series 1993
Substitute Letter of Credit then in effect and its successors and assigns in
such capacity.

          (b)        The definition of “Series 1991 Letter of Credit” is hereby
amended and restated as follows:

          “Series 1991 Letter of Credit” means the irrevocable direct pay letter
of credit or the Series 1991 Substitute Letter of Credit issued by the Bond L/C
Issuing Bank in favor of the Series 1991 Trustee, for the benefit of the owners
of the Series 1991 Bonds for the account of Borrower pursuant to this Agreement,
as such Letter of Credit may be amended, supplemented or extended in accordance
with its terms; provided for clarification that, upon the issuance and delivery
of any other Series 1991 Substitute Letter of Credit in accordance with Section
3.2 of the Credit Agreement, “Series 1991 Letter of Credit” shall mean such
other Series 1991 Substitute Letter of Credit.

          (c)        The definition of “Series 1993 Letter of Credit” is hereby
amended and restated as follows:

          “Series 1993 Letter of Credit” means the irrevocable direct pay letter
of credit or the Series 1993 Substitute Letter of Credit issued by the Bond L/C
Issuing Bank in favor of the Series 1993 Trustee, for the benefit of the owners
of the Series 1993 Bonds for the account of Borrower pursuant to this Agreement,
as such Letter of Credit may be amended, supplemented or extended in accordance
with its terms; provided for clarification that, upon the issuance and delivery
of any other Series 1993 Substitute Letter of Credit in accordance with Section
3.2 of the Credit Agreement, “Series 1993 Letter of Credit” shall mean such
other Series 1993 Substitute Letter of Credit.

          (d)        Exhibit X is further amended by inserting the following
definitions in the appropriate alphabetical order:

          “Rova Bond L/C Fees” means the Series 1991 Rova Bond L/C Fees and the
Series 1993 Rova Bond L/C Fees.

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          “Series 1991 Rova Bond L/C Fees” means the fronting fees payable
pursuant to Section 2.2(d)(ix) of the Credit Agreement with respect to a Series
1991 Letter of Credit.

          “Series 1993 Rova Bond L/C Fees” means the fronting fees payable
pursuant to Section 2.2(d)(ix) of the Credit Agreement with respect to a Series
1993 Letter of Credit.

               3.       Appointment of Bond L/C Issuing Bank. The Agent,
Institutional Agent, Lenders and Borrower party hereto hereby appoint Dexia as
Bond L/C Issuing Bank under the Credit Agreement and Dexia hereby accepts such
appointment. Upon the issuance of any Substitute Bond Letter of Credit, Dexia
shall hereby be considered a party to the Credit Agreement and shall succeed to
and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the Bond
L/C Issuing Bank under the Credit Agreement.

               4.       Amendments to the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement
is hereby amended as follows:

          (a)        The preamble of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
(i) inserting the words “(v) DEXIA CREDIT LOCAL, NEW YORK AGENCY, as Bond L/C
Issuing Bank,” immediately after the words “(the “Issuing Bank”)” in the
fourteenth line thereof, (ii) deleting the word “(v)” in the fourteenth line
thereof and replacing such word with the word “(vi)", (iii) deleting the word
“(vi)” in the seventeenth line thereof and replacing such word with the word
“(vii)” and (iv) deleting the words “and the Issuing Bank” in the eighteenth
line thereof and replacing such words with the words “, the Issuing Bank and the
Bond L/C Issuing Bank”.

          (b)        Section 2.2(d)(iii) is hereby amended by (i) inserting the
words “(other than the Series 1991 Letter of Credit)” immediately after the
words “Rova I Letters of Credit” in the sixth line thereof and (ii) inserting
the words “(other than the Series 1993 Letters of Credit)” immediately after the
words “Rova II Letters of Credit” in the sixteenth line thereof.

          (c)        Section 2.2(d)(ix) is hereby amended by (i) deleting the
words “Issuing Bank” in the second, third and thirteenth lines thereof and
replacing such words with the words “Bond L/C Issuing Bank” (ii) deleting the
words “clause (e)” in the fourth line thereof and replacing such words with the
words “clauses (e), (f) and (g)” (iii) deleting the words “and (e)” in the
seventeenth line thereof and replacing such words with the words “, (e)” and
(iv) inserting the following language at the end of the current paragraph
thereof after the word “Date”:

  , (f) a Bond Letter of Credit fronting fee for each Bond Letter of Credit at a
rate equal to .35% per annum on the daily average face amount of such Bond
Letter of Credit computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and
a year of 365 or 366 days, as appropriate, and payable in arrears on the first
Quarterly Date after the date of issuance of such Bond Letter of Credit and on
each anniversary of such Quarterly Date thereafter.

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          (d)        Section 6.1(c)(iv) is hereby amended by (i) inserting the
words “Section 2.2(d)(ix) hereof or under” immediately after the words “upon
which payment is required under” in the fifth line thereof, (ii) inserting the
words “Series 1991 Rova Bond L/C Fees” immediately after the words “Rova I L/C
Fees” in the seventh line thereof, (iii) inserting the words “and on each date
occurring on and after the Tranche B Conversion Date upon which payment is
required under Section 2.2(d)(ix) hereof” immediately after the words “Tranche B
Conversion Date” in the twelfth line thereof and (iv) inserting the words
“Series 1993 Rova Bond L/C Fees” immediately after the words “Rova II L/C Fees”
in the thirteenth line thereof.

          (e)        Article 8 is hereby by amended by inserting the following
section as a new section after Section 8.9:

  “8.10 Party to Credit Agreement. Upon the issuance of any Series 1991
Substitute Letter of Credit or Series 1993 Substitute Letter of Credit in
conformity with the requirements set forth in the Loan Instruments and with the
prior written consent of the Agent and the Borrower and the acknowledgment and
agreement of the issuer of any Series 1991 Substitute Letter of Credit or Series
1993 Substitute Letter of Credit, such issuer shall become a party to the Credit
Agreement as Bond L/C Issuing Bank, with all rights and obligations thereof.”

          (f)        Section 9.1 is hereby amended by (i) deleting the words
“Credit Suisse First Boston” in the first and tenth lines following the words
“If to the Bond L/C Issuing Bank (with respect to the Bond Letters of Credit)”
and replacing such words with the words “Dexia Crédit Local, New York Agency”
and (ii) deleting the contact information for notices for the Bond L/C Issuing
Bank and replacing such contact information with the following:

  Dexia Crédit Local, New York Agency
445 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022

  Attention: [           ]
Telephone: [           ]
Facsimile: [           ]

               5.       Consent.

          (a)        The parties hereto hereby consent to the execution and
delivery of a Commitment Transfer Supplement substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A for the purpose of transferring the Bond L/C Term Facility
Commitment or any subsequent transfer of the Bond L/C Term Facility Commitment.

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          (b)        The Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Bond LC Issuing Bank and
the Borrower hereby consent to the transfer by Credit Suisse First Boston to
Dexia, as a Lender, of its rights and obligations with respect to the Bond
Letters of Credit, including the Bond L/C Term Facility Commitment.

               6.       Consent of Institutional Agent. For purposes of Section
3.2(c) of the Credit Agreement, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, in
its capacity as Institutional Agent under the Credit Agreement, hereby consents
to the issuance by Dexia of the Bond Substitute Letters of Credit.

               7.       Limitation. Except as expressly stated herein, all of
the representations, warranties, terms, covenants and conditions of the Credit
Agreement shall remain unamended and shall continue to be, and shall remain, in
full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms. This Amendment
and Consent is only effective in the specific instance and for the specific
purpose for which it is given and shall not be effective for any other purpose,
and, except as expressly stated herein, no provision of any Loan Instrument is
amended in any way.

               8.       Credit Agreement References. On and after the effective
date of this Amendment and Consent, each reference in the Credit Agreement to
“this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import, and each
reference to the Credit Agreement by the words “thereunder”, “thereof” or words
of like import in any Project Document, Loan Instrument or other document
executed in connection with the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference
to the Credit Agreement, as amended or otherwise modified by this Amendment and
Consent.

               9.       Governing Law. This Amendment and Consent shall for all
purposes be considered a Loan Instrument and shall be governed by, construed and
interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard
to principles of conflict of laws (except for Section 5-1401 of the General
Obligations Law of the State of New York).

               10.       Successors and Assigns. This Amendment and Consent
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns and all future parties to the Credit
Agreement.

               11.       Counterparts. This Amendment and Consent may be
executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an
original, but all the counterparts shall together constitute one and the same
instrument. A facsimile signature on a counterpart of this Amendment and Consent
shall be binding to the same extent as an original signature by the signatory.

               12.       Effectiveness. This Amendment and Consent shall be
effective when executed by the Agent, the Borrower, the Institutional Agent, the
Issuing Bank and the Majority Lenders.

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               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
Amendment and Consent through their duly authorized representatives as of the
date first above written.

  WESTMORELAND-LG&E PARTNERS,
as Borrower

  By: WESTMORELAND-ROANOKE VALLEY, L.P.
as general partner

    By: WEI-ROANOKE VALLEY, INC.,
as general partner

      By: /s/ Gregory S. Woods
Name: Mr. Gregory S. Woods
Title: Executive Vice President

  By: LG&E ROANOKE VALLEY, L.P.,
as general partner

    By: LG&E POWER 16 INCORPORATED,
as general partner

      By: /s/ Daniel K. Arbough
Name: Daniel K. Arbough
Title: Treasurer

  CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON,
as Agent, Co-Agent, Lender and Issuing Bank

  By: /s/ p.p. Hughes
Name: Stephen Hughes
Title: Associate

  By: /s/ p.p. Dodd
Name: David J. Dodd
Title: Associate

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  THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
as Co-Agent and Lender

  By: __________________________________
Name:
Title:

  SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION
(formerly known as THE SUMITOMO BANK, LIMITED),
NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Co-Agent and Lender

  By: __________________________________
Name:
Title:

  NIB CAPITAL BANK, N.V.,
as Co-Agent and Lender

  By: /s/ [illegible]
Name:
Title:

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  UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.,
(AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO UNION BANK),
as Lender

  By: /s/ Susan K. Johnson
Name: Susan K. Johnson
Title: Vice President

  THE FUJI BANK LIMITED,
LOS ANGELES AGENCY,
as Lender

  By: __________________________________
Name:
Title:

  CREDIT LYONNAIS, NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Lender

  By: /s/ James F. Guidera
Name: James F. Guidera
Title: Senior Vice President

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  CREDIT LYONNAIS,
CAYMAN ISLAND BRANCH,
as Lender

  By: /s/ James F. Guidera
Name: James F. Guidera
Title: Senior Vice President

  UFJ BANK LIMITED (formerly known as The Sanwa Bank Limited), as Lender

  By: /s/ Laurance J. Bressler
Name: Laurance J. Bressler
Title: SVP and Group Co-Head

  LANDESBANK HESSEN THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE,
as Lender

  By: /s/ David A. Leech
Name: David A. Leech
Title: Vice President, Corporate Finance Division, Structure Finance Dept.

  By: /s/ Marc Bruening
Name: Marc Bruening
Title: Asst. Vice President, Corporate Finance Division, Structured Finance
Dept.

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  THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA,
as Institutional Agent and Institutional Lender

  By: /s/ Brian N. Thomas
Name: Brian N. Thomas
Title: Vice President

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Agreed To And Acknowledged By:

  DEXIA CREDIT LOCAL, NEW YORK AGENCY as Bond L/C Issuing Bank

  By: __________________________________
Name:
Title:

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EXHIBIT A

[Form of Commitment Transfer Supplement]

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Exhibit A

COMMITMENT TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT

               COMMITMENT TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT, dated as of the date set forth in
Item 1 of Schedule I hereto, among the Transferor Lender set forth in Item 2 of
Schedule I hereto (the “Transferor Lender”), the Purchasing Lender set forth in
Item 3 of Schedule I hereto (the “Purchasing Lender”), DEXIA CREDIT LOCAL, NEW
YORK AGENCY as Bond L/C Issuing Bank and CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, as Issuing
Bank and as Agent under the Credit Agreement described below (in such capacity,
“Agent”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

               WHEREAS, this Commitment Transfer Supplement is being executed
and delivered in accordance with Section 9.2(a) of the Amended and Restated
Construction and Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 1, 1993, as amended
by Amendment No. 1 dated as of November 4, 1994, Amendment No. 2 dated as of
December 30, 1994, Amendment No. 3 dated as of January 31, 1995, Amendment No. 4
dated as of October 19, 1995, Amendment No. 5 dated as of December 15, 1996,
Amendment No. 5 dated as of August 23, 2000, Amendment No. 6 dated as of
November 21, 2000, Amendment No. 7 dated as of November 15, 2001, Amendment No.
8 dated as of November 28, 2001 and Amendment No. 9 dated as of January [ ],
2002, among (i) WESTMORELAND-LG&E PARTNERS, a Virginia general partnership, as
Borrower (the “Borrower”), (ii) CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, NIB CAPITAL BANK
N.V., THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION (formerly
known as The Sumitomo Bank Limited), New York Branch, THE UFJ BANK LIMITED
(formerly known as The Sanwa Bank Limited), UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., THE
FUJI BANK LIMITED, New York Branch, CREDIT LYONNAIS, New York Branch, CREDIT
LYONNAIS, Cayman Island Branch, LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE and
each Purchasing Lender, as Lenders, (iii) THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF
AMERICA, as Institutional Lender and as Institutional Agent and each Purchasing
Institutional Lender, (iv) CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, New York Branch, as
Issuing Bank, (v) DEXIA CREDIT LOCAL, NEW YORK AGENCY, as Bond L/C Issuing Bank,
(vi) CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, NIB CAPITAL BANK N.V., THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
and SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION (formerly known as The Sumitomo Bank
Limited), New York Branch, as Co-Agents (together with their successors in such
capacity) and (viii) CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, as Agent for the Lenders, the
Institutional Lenders, the Bond L/C Issuing Bank and the Issuing Bank (together
with its successors in such capacity) and the letter agreement, dated July 20,
1999 from Credit Suisse First Boston as Agent, as Issuing Bank, as Co-Agent and
as Securities Intermediary, and acknowledged and agreed to by the Borrower, the
Lenders, the Institutional Lenders and the Institutional Agent (collectively,
the “Credit Agreement”; terms defined therein being used herein as therein
defined); and

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               WHEREAS, Transferor Lender desires to sell and Purchasing Lender
desires to purchase and assume all of Transferor Lender’s rights and obligations
(including L/C Reimbursement Obligations) with respect to the Bond Letters of
Credit under the Credit Agreement and the Notes it being understood that
Transferor Lender is solely selling to Purchasing Lender and Purchasing Lender
is solely purchasing and assuming Transferor Lender’s commitment to (i) make
Series 1991 Term Loans and to maintain Series 1991 Term Loans, and to maintain
participation and funding commitments as set forth in Section 3.2 of the Credit
Agreement with respect to the outstanding amount of the Series 1991 Letter of
Credit and (ii) make Series 1993 Term Loans and to maintain Series 1993 Term
Loans, and to maintain participation and funding commitments as set forth in
Section 3.2 of the Credit Agreement with respect to the outstanding amount of
the Series 1993 Letter of Credit (the commitments set forth in (i) and (ii) are
collectively referred to as the “Bond L/C Term Facility Commitment”); and

               WHEREAS, pursuant to section 9.2(a) of the Credit Agreement any
Lender may sell to one or more first-class financial institutions, with the
consent of Agent, Issuing Bank, Bond L/C Issuing Bank and the Borrower, its
rights or obligations with respect to the Bond Letters of Credit; and

               WHEREAS, the Purchasing Lender desires to become a Lender, party
to the Credit Agreement with a commitment limited to the percentage of the Bond
L/C Term Facility Commitment set forth in Exhibit A hereto;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

               1.        Upon receipt by Agent of five (5) fully executed
originals of this Commitment Transfer Supplement, to each of which is attached a
fully completed Schedule I, Schedule II and Schedule III, and each of which has
been executed by the Transferor Lender, the Purchasing Lender and any other
Person required by the Credit Agreement to execute this Commitment Transfer
Supplement, Agent will transmit to Borrower, the Transferor Lender and the
Purchasing Lender a Transfer Effective Notice, substantially in the form of
Schedule IV hereto (a “Transfer Effective Notice”). Such Transfer Effective
Notice shall set forth, interalia, the date on which the transfer effected by
this Commitment Transfer Supplement shall become effective (the “Transfer
Effective Date”), which date shall be the date hereof. From and after the
Transfer Effective Date the Purchasing Lender shall be a Lender, party to the
Credit Agreement for all purposes thereof; provided that the participation and
funding commitments of the Purchasing Lender shall be limited to the extent of
the Bond L/C Term Facility Commitment.

               2.        The Purchasing Lender shall pay to the Transferor
Lender an amount equal to the purchase price, as agreed between the Transferor
Lender and the Purchasing Lender (the “Purchase Price”), of the portion being
purchased (the “Purchased Percentage”) by the Purchasing Lender of the
outstanding Series 1991 Term Loans and the Series 1993 Term Loans, unreimbursed
L/C Reimbursement Obligations and other amounts, if any, owing to the Transferor
Lender under the Credit Agreement and the Loan Notes relating to the outstanding
Series 1991 Term Loans and the Series 1993 Term Loans and unreimbursed L/C
Reimbursement Obligations (the “Outstanding Obligations”). The Purchasing Lender
shall pay the appropriate Purchase Price to the Transferor Lender, in
immediately available funds, at or before 12:00 noon, local time of the
Transferor Lender on the first day of each Interest Period (including, if
applicable, the Transfer Effective Date) applicable to such Outstanding
Obligations. Effective upon the Transfer Effective Date, the Transferor Lender
hereby irrevocably sells, assigns and transfers to the Purchasing Lender,
without recourse, representation or warranty other than as set forth in Section
8 hereof, and the Purchasing Lender hereby irrevocably purchases, takes and
assumes from the Transferor Lender, the Purchasing Lender’s Purchased Percentage
of the Bond L/C Term Facility Commitment, presently outstanding amounts of the
Series 1991 Term Loans and Series 1993 Term Loans and presently unreimbursed L/C
Reimbursement Obligations and other amounts owing to the Transferor Lender under
the Credit Agreement and the Loan Notes relating to the Series 1991 Term Loans,
Series 1993 Term Loans and unreimbursed L/C Reimbursement Obligations, together
with all instruments, documents and collateral security pertaining thereto.

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               3.        The Transferor Lender has made arrangements with the
Purchasing Lender with respect to (a) the portion, if any, to be paid, and the
date or dates for payment, by the Transferor Lender to the Purchasing Lender of
any fees heretofore received by the Transferor Lender pursuant to the Credit
Agreement prior to the Transfer Effective Date and (b) the portion, if any, to
be paid, and the date or dates for payment, by the Purchasing Lender to the
Transferor Lender of fees or interest received by the Purchasing Lender pursuant
to the Credit Agreement from and after the Transfer Effective Date. Any
interest, accrued from and after the Transfer Effective Date, with respect to
principal of the Series 1991 Term Loans, Series 1993 Term Loans and any
unreimbursed L/C Reimbursement Obligation relating to the outstanding Series
1991 Term Loans and the Series 1993 Term Loans for which the Purchase Price has
yet to be paid under Section 2 above, shall accrue for the benefit of the
Transferor Lender to the extent of the Base Rate, CD Rate or LIBOR, as
applicable, and shall accrue for the benefit of the Purchasing Lender to the
extent of the Base Rate Margin, CD Rate Margin or LIBOR Margin, as applicable.

               4.        (a) All principal payments of the Series 1991 Term
Loans and the Series 1993 Term Loans that would otherwise be payable from and
after the Transfer Effective Date to or for the account of the Transferor Lender
pursuant to the Credit Agreement shall, instead, be payable to or for the
account of the Transferor Lender and the Purchasing Lender, as the case may be,
in accordance with their respective interests as reflected in this Commitment
Transfer Supplement.

                         (b) Except as otherwise agreed as set forth in Section
3 hereof, all interest, fees and other amounts that arise from the Series 1991
Term Loans and Series 1993 Term Loans, any repayments of unreimbursed L/C
Reimbursement Obligations relating to the outstanding Series 1991 Term Loans,
Series 1993 Term Loans and any other amounts related to the Series 1991 Term
Loans, Series 1993 Term Loans and such unreimbursed L/C Reimbursement
Obligations that would otherwise accrue for the account of the Transferor Lender
from and after the Transfer Effective Date pursuant to the Credit Agreement
shall, instead, accrue for the account of, and be payable to, the Transferor
Lender and the Purchasing Lender, as the case may be, in accordance with their
respective interests as reflected in this Commitment Transfer Supplement. In the
event that any amount of interest, fees or other amounts accruing prior to the
Transfer Effective Date was included in the Purchase Price paid by the
Purchasing Lender, the Transferor Lender and the Purchasing Lender will make
appropriate arrangements for payment by the Transferor Lender to the Purchasing
Lender of such amount upon receipt thereof from Borrower.

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                         (c) Each of the parties to this Commitment Transfer
Supplement (including Borrower) confirms that (i) the Agency Fee and the
Management Fee referred to in Section 2.2(d) (i) of the Credit Agreement shall
be paid to Agent for its own account, (ii) the Prepayment Fee referred to in
Section 2.2(d) (ii) of the Credit Agreement shall be paid to Agent for the
account of the Lenders, (iii) the letter of credit fee referred to in Section
2.2(d) (iii) of the Credit Agreement shall be paid to Agent for the account of
the Lenders and the fronting fee referred to in such Section shall be paid to
Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank, (iv) the Lenders’ Commitment Fee
referred to in Section 2.2(d) (iv) of the Credit Agreement shall be paid to
Agent for the account of the Lenders, (v) the Institutional Lenders’ Commitment
Fee referred to in Section 2.2(d) (v) of the Credit Agreement shall be paid to
Agent for the account of the Institutional Lenders, (vi) the Cancellation Fee,
Delayed Delivery Fee and Break-Up Fee referred to in Sections 2.2(d) (vi),
2.2(d) (vii) and 2.2(d) (viii), respectively, of the Credit Agreement shall be
paid to Agent for the account of the Institutional Lenders and (vii) the Series
1991 Letter of Credit fees, the Series 1993 Letter of Credit fees and the
fronting fees referred to in Section 2.2(d) (ix) of the Credit Agreement shall
be payable to Agent for the account of Dexia Crédit Local, New York Agency as
Bond L/C Issuing Bank and (ix) the intermediation fee referred to in Section 2.8
of the Credit Agreement shall be paid to Agent for the account of those Lenders
participating in the Interest Rate Hedge Agreement.

               5.        Concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof,
the Transferor Lender will provide to the Purchasing Lender copies of all
documents delivered to the Transferor Lender evidencing satisfaction of the
conditions precedent set forth in the Credit Agreement.

               6.        Each of the parties to this Commitment Transfer
Supplement agrees that at any time and from time to time upon the written
request of any other party, it will execute and deliver such further documents
and do such further acts and things as such other party may reasonably request
in order to effect the purposes of this Commitment Transfer Supplement. The
Purchasing Lender agrees to keep confidential, on the terms set forth in Section
9.2(c) of the Credit Agreement, all proprietary information provided to it
regarding Borrower, the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement and
the Facilities.

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               7.        By executing and delivering this Commitment Transfer
Supplement, the Transferor Lender and the Purchasing Lender confirm to and agree
with each other and Agent, Lenders and Institutional Lenders as follows: (a)
other than the representation and warranty that it is the legal and beneficial
owner of the interest being assigned hereby free and clear of any adverse claim,
the Transferor Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no
responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations
made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or the execution, legality,
validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit
Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Instrument or other instrument or
document furnished pursuant thereto, (b) the Transferor Lender makes no
representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the
financial condition of Borrower or the performance or observance by Borrower of
any of its obligations under the Credit Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan
Instrument or other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto, (c) the
Purchasing Lender confirms that it has received copy of the Credit Agreement,
together with copies of the financial statements referred to in Section 5.14
thereof, the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.9(a), (b) and
(d) thereof, if any, and such other documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this
Commitment Transfer Supplement, (d) the Purchasing Lender will, independently
and without reliance upon Agent, the Transferor Lender or any other Lender or
Institutional Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall
deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in
taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement, (e) the Purchasing
Lender appoints and authorizes Agent to act as its agent under the Credit
Agreement and under the other Loan Instruments (including, without limitation,
the Security Documents) with such powers as are expressly delegated to Agent by
the terms of the Credit Agreement, together with such powers as are reasonably
incidental thereto, all in accordance with Article 8 of the Credit Agreement and
(f) the Purchasing Lender agrees that it will perform in accordance with their
terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are
required to be performed by it as a Lender; provided that the participation and
funding commitments of the Purchasing Lender shall be limited to the extent of
the Bond L/C Term Facility Commitment.

               8.        Schedule III hereto sets forth the Bond L/C Term
Facility Commitment and the percentage thereof (which shall be rounded to five
decimal places) set forth opposite the names of the Transferor Lender and the
Purchasing Lender under the caption “Bond L/C Term Facility Commitment
Percentage” (the “Bond L/C Term Facility Commitment Percentage”), as well as
certain administrative information with respect to the Purchasing Lender and the
revised Term Facility Commitment of the Transferor Lender.

               9.        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Commitment Transfer Supplement, if the long-term debt rating of the Purchasing
Lender shall, at any time, be less than a rating of BBB or the equivalent
thereof by S&P or Baa or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, then the Agent may,
in its sole and absolute discretion, purchase the Purchasing Lender’s
participating interest hereunder (the “Terminated Interests”) by providing the
Purchasing Lender with at least two Banking Days’ prior notice of such purchase
and making a payment to such Purchasing Lender for all outstanding amounts owing
to it hereunder or pursuant to the Credit Agreement on the date of such purchase
as set forth in such notice. Upon such purchase, the Purchasing Lender shall no
longer have any rights or obligations as a Purchasing Lender hereunder or as a
Lender under the Credit Agreement. The Agent may, in its sole and absolute
discretion, retain for its own account and/or sell its interest in all or any
portion of the Terminated Interests.

               10.        THIS COMMITMENT TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED
BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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               11.        This Commitment Transfer Supplement may be executed in
one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same document.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Commitment Transfer Supplement to be executed by their respective duly
authorized officers on Schedule I hereto as of the date set forth in Item 1 of
Schedule I hereto.

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SCHEDULE I
TO COMMITMENT TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT

COMPLETION OF INFORMATION AND
SIGNATURES FOR COMMITMENT
TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT

    Re:   Amended and Restated Construction and Term Loan Agreement, dated as of
December 1, 1993, as amended, with Westmoreland-LG&E Partners, as Borrower.

Item 1   Date of Commitment Transfer Supplement: [         ]

Item 2   Transferor Lender: [         ]

Item 3   Purchasing Lender: [         ]

Item 4   Signatures of Parties to Commitment Transfer Supplement:

  [                          ]
as Transferor Lender

  By: __________________________
Name:
Title:

  [                          ]
as Purchasing Lender

  By: __________________________
Name:
Title:

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  CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, as Agent and as Issuing Bank

  By: __________________________
Name:
Title:

  By: __________________________
Name:
Title:

  DEXIA CREDIT LOCAL, NEW YORK AGENCY as Bond L/C Issuing Bank

  By: __________________________
Name:
Title:

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SCHEDULE I

(Continued)

CONSENTED TO AND ACKNOWLEDGED:

WESTMORELAND-LG&E PARTNERS, as Borrower

By:   WESTMORELAND-ROANOKE VALLEY L.P.,

  as general partner

    By:   WEI-ROANOKE VALLEY, INC.,

      as general partner

        By:   /s/ Gregory S. Woods
Name: Mr. Gregory S. Woods
Title: Executive Vice President

By:   LG&E-ROANOKE VALLEY, L.P.,

  as general partner

    By:   LG&E POWER 16 INCORPORATED,

      as general partner

        By:   ___________________________________
Name:
Title:

ACCEPTED FOR RECORDATION IN REGISTER:

CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, as Agent

By:   ___________________________________
Name:
Title:

By:   ___________________________________
Name:
Title:

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SCHEDULE II
TO COMMITMENT
TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT

Total Commitment Assigned

Names of
Transferor Lender

  [                    ]           Name of
Purchasing
Lender $[                    ]

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SCHEDULE III
TO COMMITMENT TRANSFER
SUPPLEMENT

LIST OF LENDING OFFICES, ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES,
COMMITMENT AMOUNTS, AND PROPORTIONATE SHARES

Name of Transferor Lender Revised Maximum
Bond L/C Term
Facility Commitment Revised Bond L/C
Term Facility
Commitment
Percentage     [               ] $[       ] [    ]%         Name of Purchasing
Lender Maximum Bond L/C
Term Facility
Commitment Bond L/C
Commitment
Percentage     [               ] $[       ] [    ]%

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SCHEDULE III

(Continued)

[Name Purchasing Lender]
[Address]
[Attention:]
[Telephone: ]
[Facsimile: ]

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SCHEDULE IV TO COMMITMENT
TRANSFER
SUPPLEMENT

TRANSFER EFFECTIVE NOTICE

  [Date]

Transferor Lender: [               ]

Purchasing Lender: [               ]

               The undersigned, as Agent under the Amended and Restated
Construction and Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 1, 1993, as amended
by Amendment No. 1 dated as of November 4, 1994, Amendment No. 2 dated as of
December 30, 1994, Amendment No. 3 dated as of January 31, 1995, Amendment No. 4
dated as of October 19, 1995, Amendment No. 5 dated as of December 15, 1996,
Amendment No. 5 dated as of August 23, 2000, Amendment No. 6 dated as of
November 21, 2000, Amendment No. 7 dated as of November 15, 2001, Amendment No.
8 dated as of November 28, 2001 and Amendment No. 9 dated as of January [ ],
2002, among (i) WESTMORELAND-LG&E PARTNERS, a Virginia general partnership, as
Borrower (the “Borrower”), (ii) CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, NIB CAPITAL BANK
N.V., THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION (formerly
known as The Sumitomo Bank Limited), New York Branch, THE UFJ BANK LIMITED
(formerly known as The Sanwa Bank Limited), UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., THE
FUJI BANK LIMITED, New York Branch, CREDIT LYONNAIS, New York Branch, CREDIT
LYONNAIS, Cayman Island Branch, LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE and
each Purchasing Lender, as Lenders, (iii) THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF
AMERICA, as Institutional Lender and as Institutional Agent and each Purchasing
Institutional Lender, (iv) CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, New York Branch, as
Issuing Bank, (v) DEXIA CREDIT LOCAL, NEW YORK AGENCY as Bond L/C Issuing Bank,
(vi) CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, NIB CAPITAL BANK N.V., THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
and SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION (formerly known as The Sumitomo Bank
Limited), New York Branch, as Co-Agents (together with their successors in such
capacity) and (vii) CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, as Agent for the Lenders, the
Institutional Lenders, the Bond L/C Issuing Bank and the Issuing Bank (together
with its successors in such capacity) and the letter agreement, dated July 20,
1999 from Credit Suisse First Boston as Agent, as Issuing Bank, as Co-Agent and
as Securities Intermediary, and acknowledged and agreed to by the Borrower, the
Lenders, the Institutional Lenders and the Institutional Agent, acknowledges
receipt of five (5) copies of the Commitment Transfer Supplement as described in
Annex I hereto, each fully executed. Terms defined in such Commitment Transfer
Supplement are used herein as therein defined.

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               1.        Pursuant to such Commitment Transfer Supplement, you
are advised that the Transfer Effective Date will be the date hereof.

               2.        Pursuant to such Commitment Transfer Supplement, the
Transferor Lender is required to deliver to Agent on or before the Transfer
Effective Date the following notes: [         ].

               3.        Pursuant to such Commitment Transfer Supplement,
Borrower is required to deliver to Agent on or before the Transfer Effective
Date the following Loan Notes:

Payee Loan Note

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[         ] [         ]

               4.        Pursuant to such Commitment Transfer Supplement the
Purchasing Lender is required to pay its Purchase Price, in immediately
available funds, to the Transferor Lender at or before 12:00 noon, local time of
the Transferor Lender, on the first day of each Interest Period (including, if
applicable, the Transfer Effective Date) applicable to the Outstanding
Obligations.

  Very truly yours,

  CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, as Agent

  By: ________________________________
Name:
Title:

  By: ________________________________
Name:
Title:

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