UTILICORP <UCU> UNIT BUYS STAKE IN POWER PLANT Utilicorp United Inc said its UtilCo Group subsidiary completed the purchase of a 38 pct interest in Westwood Energy Properties Limited Partnership for about 10 mln dlrs. The company said the partership is building and will operate a 30-megawatt electric generation facility in Schuykill County, Penn., scheduled to begin commercial operation in July. It said the 38 pct interest was sold by Westwood Funding Corp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Combustion Engineering Inc <CSP>. Westwood Funding retains an interest in the partership and serves as a general partner, it said.