Saskatchewan nuclear power plan aims to produce 2,600MW by 2050
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has announced a long-term energy plan to produce 2,600 megawatts of nuclear power by 2050. The strategy focuses on large-scale reactors to ensure grid reliability while maintaining a diverse energy mix including renewables and natural gas.
Why it matters
This plan marks a major shift toward nuclear energy as a primary component of the province's future power grid to meet growing electricity demand.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has unveiled the province’s nuclear energy plan, including a power production goal within 24 years.
Under the plan, the province aims to produce at least 2,600 megawatts of nuclear power by 2050. By comparison, Ontario’s Pickering Nuclear Generating Station produces 2,100 MW of electricity, powering 1.5 million homes annually, according to the Government of Canada
“Our future electricity mix in this province will include, yes, natural gas; it will include hydro, wind, solar as well as some thermal,” Moe said Tuesday. “But we must also invest in a future source of power that is reliable in every season. Available around the clock, is affordable for decades to come, affordable for us to continue to attract that investment, but also, most importantly, affordable for the families that live here.”
The province says its plan contains four priorities:
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