TransAlta Corporation

Company description

TransAlta Corporation is a non-regulated electric generation and marketing company with its growth focused on developing coal and gas-fired generation. The company is currently focused on Australia, Canada, the United States, and Mexico. TransAlta owns, operates and develops a diverse fleet of electrical power generation assets in Canadathe United States and Australia with a focus on long-term shareholder value. TransAlta provides municipalities, medium and large industries, businesses and utility customers with clean, affordable, energy-efficient and reliable power. Today, TransAlta is one of Canada's largest producers of wind power and Alberta's largest producer of hydroelectric power. 

Company details

City:
Calgary
Address:
TransAlta Place Suite 1400, 1100 1 St SE Calgary, Alberta T2G 1B1

Participation in projects

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Company updates

  • November 08, 2023

    US$658 million Agreement announced to acquire Heartland Generation and Alberta Power by TransAlta

    TransAlta Corporation announced that it has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement with an affiliate of Energy Capital Partners (ECP), under which TransAlta will acquire Heartland and...

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  • April 08, 2022

    TransAlta Corporation signs PPA for 200 MW Wind farm in USA

    TransAlta Corporation has entered into a long-term renewable energy purchase agreement with Meta for the offtake of 100 percent of the generation from its 200 MW Horizon Hill Wind Power Project.

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  • February 14, 2022

    TransAlta plans to build 180 MW energy storage facility next to Ghost Hydroelectric power plant

    TransAlta Corporation has filed its approval request to the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) to develop a 180 MW energy storage project that will be connected to the 51 MW Ghost Hydroelect...

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  • January 13, 2022

    TransAlta signs power purchase agreements for 300 MW White Rock wind farm in Caddo County

    TransAlta Corporation has entered into two long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for the offtake of 100% of the generated electricity from its 300 MW White Rock East and White Rock West onshore w...

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  • December 28, 2021

    Vestas secures 301 MW turbine order for White Rock wind farm in Caddo County

    Vestas has received a 301 MW order from TransAlta Corporation to power two wind projects, White Rock East and White Rock West, in Oklahoma, USA. The order consists of 33 V162-6.0 MW turbines and one V...

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  • May 12, 2021

    Pembina, TransAlta sign PPA for 130 MW Garden Plain Wind Power Project in Alberta

    TransAlta Corporation has entered into a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Pembina Pipeline Corporation for the offtake of 100 MW from its proposed 130 MW Garden Plain Wind Power Project,...

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  • January 05, 2021

    TransAlta Renewables to own 303 MW of wind and cogeneration assets

    TransAlta Renewables Inc. has entered into definitive agreements for the acquisition of three assets from TransAlta Corporation consisting of: a 100 per cent direct interest in the 207 MW Windrise...

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  • December 15, 2020

    TransAlta finalizes investment in 136.8 MW Skookumchuck wind project in Washington

    TransAlta Corporation has closed its 49 percent equity investment in the Skookumchuck Wind Project with Southern Power Company, a subsidiary of Southern Company. Skookumchuck is a 136.8 MW wind projec...

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  • December 15, 2020

    Southern Power commissions 136.8 MW Skookumchuck wind project in Lewis and Thurston Counties

    Southern Power has commissioned the 136 megawatt (MW) Skookumchuck Wind Facility in Lewis and Thurston Counties, Washington. Skookumchuck Wind Facility consists of 38 wind turbines manufactured by Ve...

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  • October 21, 2020

    TransAlta commissions 10 MW WindCharger battery storage system in Alberta

    TransAlta Renewables Inc. has began the commercial operation of its 10 MW WindCharger battery storage project. WindCharger is Alberta’s first utility-scale, lithium-ion energy storage proje...

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