Government officials were on hand to officially kickoff the construction of the new Great Plains Power Station near Moose Jaw. The plant, expected to be operational by 2024, will add 360 megawatts of electricity to the provincial grid, enough to power Saskatoon. Minister Responsible for SaskPower, Don Morgan says the gas-powered plant will generate cleaner […]
SaskPower’s latest utility-scale wind facility has been announced. Dubbed the Bekevar Wind Energy project, the wind facility will generate 200 mega-watts of clean and renewable energy in southeast Saskatchewan. It will be constructed north of Moose Mountain Provincial Park, in the R.Ms of Hazelwood and Kingsley , and on the Cowessess First Nation. When finished, […]
The federal government says the new 166 million dollar Agricultural Clean Technology Program is open to applicants. The new program provides farmers and agri-businesses with access to funding to help develop and adopt the latest clean technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It focuses on 3 priorities, green energy and energy efficiency, precision agriculture […]