Friday, April 18, 2025
Saskatchewan approves the Blue Hill Wind Energy Project
Saskatchewan Environment Minister Dustin Duncan has approved a large-scale wind energy project in the province, the first of its kind to be approved under The…
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Chinook Power Station reaches construction milestones
Work on Saskatchewan’s next natural gas-fired power station continues to be on time and on budget. The 350-megawatt Chinook Power Station near Swift Current is…
Nunavut announces changes to its executive council
Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq has announced changes to the territory’s executive council. “After two months as Premier, I have a clear sense of the strengths…
Canadian Hydropower Association names new President
The Board of Directors of the Canadian Hydropower Association (CHA) has announced the appointment of Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin as president. She will be joining the CHA…
Pickering Nuclear granted 10-year licence extension
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has announced its decision to grant a 10-year operating licence for OPG’s Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. “OPG is very…
BC Hydro finalizes Waneta purchase
BC Hydro has finalized the $1.2 billion deal to purchase the remaining two-thirds interest in the Waneta Dam and Generating Station from Teck Resources Limited…
Moltex joins N.B. nuclear research and innovation cluster
The New Brunswick Energy Solutions Corporation has announced the participation of Moltex Energy in the nuclear research cluster that will work on research and development…
Hydro One CEO, Board to be replaced
Hydro One Inc. has announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Government of Ontario for the purpose of the orderly replacement of…
Milestone reached for New England Clean Energy Connect
Hydro-Québec and Central Maine Power Company (CMP), a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc., jointly announced the successful conclusion of contract negotiations with the Massachusetts electric distribution…
New partner joins N.B. nuclear cluster
The New Brunswick Energy Solutions Corporation has announced the participation of Advanced Reactor Concepts (ARC) in the nuclear research cluster that will work on research…
Nova Scotia announces cabinet changes
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil has announced changes to the Executive Council (cabinet). Chuck Porter, MLA for Hants West, joins the cabinet as Minister of…
Spark Power acquires Bullfrog Power
Spark Power Corp. has announced the completion of a transaction to acquire Bullfrog Power (Bullfrog), Canada’s leading green energy provider. Bullfrog will become a wholly-owned…
Gilmour announces departure from QUEST
Brent Gilmour, executive director at QUEST (Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow), has announced that he is stepping down from his position as of July…
OPG completes $450-million green-bond issuance
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has closed a $450 million green bond issuance, a first-of-its-kind financing for the Canadian energy sector. Proceeds will be used to…
Velshi named CNSC president and CEO
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has announced that Rumina Velshi has been appointed president and chief executive officer (CEO) for a five-year term effective…
Bruce Power awards key contract to Shoreline Power Group
Bruce Power has signed a key contract for its Major Component Replacement (MCR) Project with the Shoreline Power Group consortium, which will be responsible for…
Wataynikaneyap Power LP files for leave to construct
Wataynikaneyap Power LP (Wataynikaneyap Power) has announced that it has filed a leave to construct application with the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to construct and…
Government launches B.C. Hydro review
The Government of British Columbia has launched a comprehensive, two-phased review of BC Hydro. In the first phase of the review, government is working with…
Hydromechanical equipment contract awarded for Site C
BC Hydro announced that it has signed a contract with ATB Riva Calzoni Hydro Canada Inc. to provide the hydromechanical equipment for the Site C…
Energy efficient upgrades coming to Tsuut’ina Nation sportsplex
The Government of Alberta has partnered with Tsuut’ina Nation to lower power bills at the community’s sportsplex while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing energy…
Saskatchewan investing in geothermal energy
The Government of Saskatchewan has provided $175,000 to DEEP Earth Energy Production Corporation (DEEP) to establish a geothermal power demonstration plant in southern Saskatchewan. The…
Bruce Power announces major component replacement contracts
Bruce Power has signed $914 million in advanced manufacturing contracts for its major component replacement, which gets underway in 2020 and will allow the site…
BC Hydro investigating underground substation in Vancouver
BC Hydro and the Vancouver School Board are revisiting the idea of building a new underground substation at the Lord Roberts Annex property in the…
Mont Sainte-Marguerite Wind facility completed
Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development) has announced the completion of its 147 megawatt (MW) Mont Sainte-Marguerite Wind power facility. Mont Sainte-Marguerite Wind is located…