Aspen Power Station

Province: Saskatchewan

City/Region: Lanigan

Image Credit: SaskPower

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Project Rank

Project End: 2027

Project Type: Natural Gas

Industry Sector: Energy

Project Amount: $850 million

Funding Source: Public

Previous Rankings

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About The Project

The new natural gas power facility will use combined-cycle technology to provide up to 370 megawatts (MW) of power to roughly 370,000 homes in Saskatchewan, particularly when wind and solar power are not available. As of Oct. 31, 2024, the project is 27 per cent complete. All 1,350 piles are installed and the site’s evaporation pond is also almost complete. Work has begun on building foundations and underground utilities, which continued through the winter months into 2025.

Project Owner: SaskPower

P3 Team Members/Project Team: Engineer, Procure, Construct (EPC) Partner: Burns & McDonnell

Other Key Players: 2Nations Bird Construction LP (foundations and underground utilities work); Allan Construction (site clearing and preparation activities); Solentanche Bachy Canada (piling)

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