SaskPower has awarded its next utility-scale wind facility to two energy companies – Renewable Energy Systems (RES) Canada and Awasis Nehiyawewini Energy Development of Cowessess First Nation.
The Bekevar Wind Energy Project will be built north of Moose Mountain Provincial Park. It will supply 200 megawatts (MW) of zero-emissions power; enough to serve up to 100,000 homes.
Construction on the project will begin in the summer of 2022, and the facility is expected to be complete by the end of 2023.

A goal of SaskPower is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030.
Saskatchewan currently has six wind facilities producing a total of 241 MW to the provincial grid. In addition to Bekevar, three wind projects are currently under construction totaling 385 MW: Riverhurst Wind Project (10 MW), Blue Hill near Herbert (175 MW), and Golden South near Assiniboia (200 MW).
SaskPower says electricity generated at Bekevar will be purchased by SaskPower at an industry leading rate over the 25-year term of the agreement and sets a new low benchmark price for renewable energy in Saskatchewan.