Darlington Refurbishment remains on time and on budget

Press Release

August 31, 2017

OPG releases Q2 report on Canada’s largest clean energy project

Toronto – The refurbishment of Darlington Nuclear’s unit 2 is now 25 per cent complete, on time and within the approved budget as confirmed in Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) 2017 second quarter refurbishment progress report.

“Darlington Nuclear is one of Ontario’s most important generating assets by supplying almost 20 per cent of Ontario’s electricity needs,” said Dietmar Reiner, OPG’s Senior Vice President for Nuclear Projects. “The refurbishment of Darlington will extend the life of this station for another 30 years while creating thousands of jobs.”

The Darlington Refurbishment project is a made-in-Canada initiative, with 96 per cent of related expenditures happening in Ontario. Right now, over 5,000 workers are on site and an additional 500 workers will join the work on the project this September. Over a hundred Ontario-based companies are involved in the project supporting thousands of jobs across Ontario. The next major phase of the project is disassembling the nuclear reactor.

In October 2016, Ontario Power Generation started work on the $12.8 billion refurbishment of Darlington Nuclear station. An independent report by the Conference Board of Canada estimates that the project and subsequent 30 years of station operation will generate a total of $89.9 billion in economic benefits for Ontario, including supporting approximately 14,000 jobs.

View OPG’s Q2 report on the Darlington refurbishment.

OPG generates safe, clean, reliable, low-cost power for Ontario. More than 99 per cent of this power is free of smog and greenhouse gas emissions. OPG’s power is priced 40 per cent lower than other generators, which helps moderate customer bills.

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For further information, please contact:

Ontario Power Generation
416-592-4008 or 1-877-592-4008

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