Chinook Power Project Launched
The Chinook Power Station is a 350 megawatt (MW) combined cycle natural gas facility to be constructed in the Rural Municipality of Swift Current.
The Company:
SaskPower is the principal supplier of electricity in Saskatchewan, serving more than 520,000 customers and managing over $10 billion in assets. The company operates three coal-fired power stations, seven hydroelectric stations, six natural gas stations, two wind facilities, and manages purchase agreements with several alternative energy suppliers.
The Accomplishment:
The Chinook Power Station is a 350 megawatt (MW) combined cycle natural gas facility to be constructed in the Rural Municipality of Swift Current.
SaskPower is building the station to meet the growing demand for power in the province, support the integration of intermittent renewable generation and provide replacement power for the retirement or refurbishment of conventional coal-fired generating units.
The Chinook Power Station is only one part of the development work in the Swift Current area. Transmission and distribution power lines, an electrical switch yard and TransGas infrastructure are all required to make the overall project a success.
The planned in-service date is October 1, 2019.
The Team:
The procurement, design and construction of the facility will be managed by Burns & McDonnell, an engineering, procurement and construction firm that was also involved in the 2015 expansion of the Queen Elizabeth Power Station in Saskatoon. They were selected as the result of a competitive procurement process in 2015.