March 10, 2026 SaskPower’s first microgrid project is bringing a new source of power to the small community of Descharme Lake and helping reimagine what a modern, reliable power solution can look like for northern Saskatchewan’s most remote areas. For decades, Descharme Lake residents relied on a 96-kilometre (km) power line stretching north from La…
February 25, 2026 AltaLink’s existing 54L transmission line is a single circuit 138 kilovolt line, approximately 24 kilometres (km) long. The line starts at the Canmore Substation, continues west through the Hamlet of Harvie Heights into Banff National Park, and ends at the Banff Substation. The line was originally constructed in 1941 and has reached…
February 25, 2026 OEC Renewables, a provider of clean energy solutions, announced the acquisition of the East Strathmore Solar Project from Elemental Energy. The 20-megawatt (MW) operating solar generation facility—located in Wheatland County, south-central Alberta—expands OEC Renewables’ portfolio of clean energy generation assets. “This investment strengthens our renewable generation portfolio of renewable assets that deliver…
February 25, 2026 In May 2025, the OEB launched its Innovation Sandbox Challenge: Empowering Indigenous Innovation and Leadership, which is providing funding, project-specific support and regulatory guidance through the OEB’s Innovation Sandbox. Natural Resources Canada is supporting this initiative with $1.125 million from the Energy Innovation Program Smart Grid Regulatory Innovation Capacity Building funding call. The…
February 9, 2026 The government of Ontario has made the Greenstone Transmission Line a priority project and designating Hydro One to develop and construct the 230-kilometre line that will run from Nipigon Bay to near Aroland First Nation and the gateway to the Ring of Fire. The Greenstone project will create more than 7,000 jobs…
February, 9, 2026 In a recent LinkedIn post, PLP highlighted a recent project they were involved in, the AltaLink and ATCO 240 kV transmission project spans 130 km and features bundled ACCC® conductors supported by PLP hardware to improve reliability and meet Alberta’s growing energy needs. “Huge shoutout to CTC Global, Midal Cables, Burns &…
February 9, 2026 Hydro-Québec is announcing that the company will intensify preparatory work and launch the construction of a new electrical substation in Côte Saint-Luc. This major project, which includes an 18-km transmission line to supply the substation, represents an investment of $740 million. It will improve service quality and increase the power system capacity for…
February 9, 2026 OPG has announced a significant milestone with the completion of construction on the refurbishment of the Darlington Unit 4 nuclear reactor. The unit is now complete and will be returning to service four months ahead of schedule, the overall refurbishment project coming in $150 million under budget. Originally expected to return to…
February 9, 2026 The government of Ontario has directed the Ontario Energy Board to designate Hydro One Hydro to develop and construct a new priority transmission line between Sudbury and the Barrie area. The proposed priority project is a new single-circuit 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission line that will span approximately 300 kilometres from the Hanmer Transformer Station…
February 2, 2026 End of 2025, the Nordex Group secured repeat orders in Canada for the supply and installation of a total of 73 turbines. The two orders comprise N163 turbines and for the first time N175/6.X turbines marking the market entry of the N175 in Canada. In total the new orders have a combined…
ABB to modernize excitation systems at the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario to extend the life and reliability of eight units
January 21, 2026 PowerBank Corporation is proud to share an update on the final commissioning of the cutting-edge SFF-06 Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Ontario, Canada. The project was previously announced here and will include 4.99 MW of energy storage. The SFF-06 Project is in the final stages of “hot” commissioning with EVLO. The commissioning…
In partnership with Walpole Island First Nation, Boralex announces the commercial commissioning of Sanjgon Battery Energy Storage, Boralex’s first energy storage facility in operation in North America. Located in the Municipality of Lakeshore, Ontario, the 80 MW / 320 MWh facility marks a major milestone in Boralex’s 2030 Strategy and its expansion into large-scale storage solutions. Through…
January 15, 2026 100 MW Mino Giizis facility will be operational by 2028 The Saskatchewan Power Corporation (SaskPower) and First Nations Power Authority (FNPA) have announced Neoen as the winning bid in their joint competitive request for proposals for a 100 MW solar energy project. The power purchase agreement (PPA) covers 100 per cent of the output…
January 15, 2026 Northern Transformer Corporation recently completed a strategic capital planning initiative designed to support long-term growth and future infrastructure development. Through the use of advanced analytical and simulation-driven approaches, NTC evaluated multiple capital investment scenarios, gaining deeper insight into capacity planning and operational requirements. This initiative underscores NTC’s commitment to disciplined capital planning,…
January 15, 2026 The Ontario government has approved the Independent Electricity System Operator’s (IESO) recommendation to build a new underwater electricity transmission line from near the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station to the downtown core and eastern portion of the City of Toronto. This first-of-its-kind high-voltage underwater transmission line in Ontario ensures the province will keep…