Greengate Power plans to finance a 400 MW Travers solar photovoltaic project in Alberta on a merchant basis after receiving regulatory approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission.
The Travers solar, a CAD500 million(US$379.49 million) project, will be built on 1,900 hectares of grazing land near the village of Lomond in Vulcan County. The project will feature 1.5 million solar panels and will provide enough electricity to power 100,000 homes.
The construction of the project scheduled to start in 2020 and expected to be operational in 2021.
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August 21, 2019
OPG subsidiary reaches agreement with affiliates of TC Energy to acquire natural gas assets
Ontario Power Generation (OPG), under a new subsidiary, has entered into a purchase agreement with affiliates of TC Energy (formerly TransCanada Corporation) to acquire a portfolio of combined-cycle n...
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August 16, 2019
Canadian Solar, Direct Energy Business sign long-term PPA on 23 MW Suffield solar project in Canada
Suffield Solar, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar, and Direct Energy Business, part of Direct Energy, have announced that they have signed a long-term agreement to purchase all electrical output and asso...
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August 09, 2019
Canada Infrastructure Bank signs MoU with the City of Richmond’s Lulu Island Energy Company
Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Lulu Island Energy Company have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizing their collaboration to develop a new district energy proje...
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August 07, 2019
Nova Scotia updates renewables procurement round for federal buidings
The Government of Nova Scotia has updated the competitive bidding process for new renewable energy projects that will supply power for facilities owned by the federal state in the province. Nov...
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August 05, 2019
BayWa sets to acquire National Solar Distributors Inc
Renewable energy developer, BayWa re, is taking over the Canadian solar distributor and service provider National Solar Distributors Inc. Established in 2014, National Solar Distribut...
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