Officials sign the documents to move ahead on two solar projects that will have First Nations co-ownership. Top row: George Cote (Chief, Cote First Nation), Fernie O'Soup (Acting Chief, The Key First Nation), Felix Thomas (Chief, Kinistin Saulteaux Nation), Isabel O'Soup (Tribal Chief, Yorkton Tribal Council). Bottom row: Lynn Acoose (Chief, Zagime Anishinabek Nation, representing Anishinabek Power Alliance), Emmanuel Pujol (Regional CEO of Americas, Neoen), Rupen Pandya (CEO, SaskPower), Guy Lonechild (First Nations Power Authority, President and CEO).
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont.-Neoen, one of the world's leading renewable energy companies, has been awarded two 20-year contracts by Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) through its second Long-Term Energy Supply procurement process, for two new solar farms with a total capacity of 318 MWp / 250 MWac. These contracts cover 100 percent of the output of the future power plants, which are both located in Ontario.
The first solar farm, sized at 253 MWp / 200 MWac, is located near Dunns Valley and is set to become Ontario's largest solar farm. It will be co-owned by Garden River First...
