Ottawa allocating over $265 million to Sask. for Indigenous-led renewable power projects and electrical grid upgrades – MBC Radio
Dec 6, 2024
The Government of Canada plans to provide Saskatchewan with over $265 million in funding for several renewable power projects as well as the modernization and upgrading of the province’s electrical grid.
Through the federal government’s Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program, over 12 million will go towards the following Indigenous-led renewable power projects.
- Over $2.7 million for the 1.4-megawatt Cosette Solar Project in Estevan, owned in part by White Bear First Nations
- Nearly $2.7 million for the one-megawatt NM Solar Project in Lomond No. 37, owned in part by White Bear First Nations
- $2 million for the 100-megawatt Prairie Coast Solar Project in Lajord
- Over $1.8 million for the one-megawatt Kiyam Solar Project near Gladmar, partly owned by Mistawasis Nêhiyawak First Nation
