This month, construction is slated to begin on a new natural gas power station near Lanigan, which will be able to provide enough power for about 370,000 homes.

Minister responsible for SaskPower Dustin Duncan says Duncan says SaskPower has partnered with Burns & McDonnell to engineer, procure, and construct the plant, titled the Aspen Power Station, as it will be located within the Aspen Parkland Ecoregion.

Duncan says involving women-owned businesses and Indigenous participation is a key goal of the procurement process.

“These are really important projects not only the future of Saskatchewan’s power generation, but locally for jobs, employment and other economic spinoff,” he states. “This is going to be a significant project for this area. It’s a well over a one-billion-dollar power plant. What we’ve made a commitment to, in terms of both SaskPower and Burns & Mac, is to ensure there is as much economic activity locally as possible, both within Saskatchewan but also within the Humboldt-Lanigan region, as well.”

The 370-megawatt station is expected to come online by 2027.