Tuesday, May 13, 2025
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that construction activities continue to ramp up as the project to build the new combined-cycle natural gas Aspen Power Station enters its second year.
With the project nearly one-third complete, about 450 workers are on site near Lanigan each day. Current work includes finishing the underground utilities and foundation work, as well as starting the vertical construction of buildings and turbine structures.
“The 370-megawatt Aspen Power Station will generate enough reliable electricity to power a city the size of Saskatoon,” said Jeremy Harrison, Minister Responsible for SaskPower. “This project is being driven by Saskatchewan people and businesses, with 18 of 19 construction contracts awarded to local companies, and all awarded to Canadian firms to date.”
The Aspen Power Plant project is No. 83 on ReNew Canada’s 2025 Top100 Projects report.
As of the end of April, $283 million has been committed to Saskatchewan companies, including $145 million for Indigenous-owned companies and $22 million for women-owned companies. SaskPower is well on track to exceed its commitment of $364 million for local and has already more than doubled its indigenous commitment of $54 million.
As of April 30, the project is about 31 per cent complete. More than 450 workers are on site each day. Foundations are almost all complete and vertical construction is underway. The first piece of structural steel for the air-cooled condenser was erected in March. The foundations were successfully pour for the gas turbine generator (GTG) and steam turbine generator (STG) amounting to a combined total of 948 cubic metres of concrete. Approximately 1,800 tons of structural steel has already been received on site for the GTG and STG building.
“SaskPower is committed to a diverse supply chain that supports local economic development,” said Rupen Pandya, SaskPower President and CEO. “We appreciate the strong local support we have received on this project, and more opportunities will be available as construction continues through the summer.”
Construction on the combined-cycle natural gas power station began in April 2024, and the plant is expected to be in operation in 2027.
Featured image: (SaskPower)
